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Title

Swiss and German Mission

Adams, Ray Hardison

1902 October 17 – 1969 March 28

Aebischer, Henry Keller

1901 June 8 – 1969 July 5

Allenbach, Herman Martin

1900 April 4 – 1961 May 28

Anderson, Elam DeMar

1901 January 26 – 1963 June 26

Anderson, Eugene

1904 June 26 – 1982 June 5

Anderson, Melvin Eliason

1903 June 22 – 1974 April 16

Anderson, Robert Alexander

1905 November 27 – 1981 June 6

Angel, Arthur Frederick

1900 August 8 – 1964 August 7

Babbel, Herman F Wilhelm

1878 November 29 – 1960 May 10

Bachman, Blaine

1902 August 6 – 1969 June 28

Bagley, Charles Stuart

1902 June 20 – 1995 June 28

Baker, Reeves Vincent

1904 September 18 – 1978 December 20

Ballard, Rulon Joseph

1905 January 29 – 1985 June 17

Ballif, Howard Maurice

1907 September 21 – 2008 March 6

Ballif, Joseph Fenelon, Jr.

1903 July 23

Bangerter, Myron Odell

1903 May 7 – 1988 December 16

Barker, Elwood Ives

1902 August 13 – 1991 May 1

Barrett, Joseph Milton

1902 March 10 – 1992 April 18

Bauer, John Hauber

1898 February 12 – 1984 July 3

Bauman, Charles Jacob

1896 October 6 – 1985 April 18

Beckmann, Reinhold Herman

1902 August 2 – 1985 August 13

Beesley, Horace Pratt

1903 February 11 – 1997 July 11

Behling, Richd Emil

1902 April 16 – 2002 March 2

Behring, Dewitt, Jr.

1904 May 5 – 1982 January 22

Bell, Asael Enos

1897 September 30 – 1992 July 6