Robert C. Freeman is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

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 (BYU). Along with Dennis A. Wright he is the compiler of Saints at War, a series largely about Latter-day Saints in the United States military during 20th Century wars. Freeman also coauthored German Saints at War with Jon R. Felt.

Freeman served a mission

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 for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in London, England. He earned his undergraduate degree at BYU and his law degree at Western State University. He worked for many years for the Church Educational System

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and has since 1996 been a professor at BYU.

Freeman and his wife Ja Neal have six children.

Sources

• Dust jacket bio from Saints at War.
• FARMS bio
• info on German Saints at War
• Mormon Times, Aug. 18, 2008