Berrett, Lamar C.

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Author and professor emeritus of the Brigham Young University Department of Religion.

From the description of Speech, 1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497360

LaMar C. Berrett was a draftee who served in World War II in the European Theater.

From the description of The Lamar C. Berrett papers, 1943-1946. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 46803915

LaMar C. Berrett (1926-2007) was a professor at Brigham Young University and a historian for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

LaMar C. Berrett was born March 28, 1926, in Riverton, Utah, to John Harold and Stella Wright Berrett. At the age of eighteen, Berrett fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He later served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States mission. On August 3, 1950, Berrett married Darlene Hamilton in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of nine children. Berrett graduated with a BS from the University of Utah and received his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Brigham Young University. He worked as a professor at BYU for twenty-nine years. Berrett spent many years researching Church history. He also conducted tours to Jerusalem, Church history sites in America, Book of Mormon places, and Europe. He edited "Sacred Places," a six-volume series of Church history. Berrett passed away August 25, 2007.

From the guide to the LaMar C. Berrett papers, 1931-2007, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

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creatorOf Berrett, LaMar C. Speech, 1992. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf LaMar C. Berrett papers, 1931-2007 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf Berrett, LaMar C. The Lamar C. Berrett papers, 1943-1946. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn PH 5354, Historical Department (1972-2000). Mormon trail photographs 1998 October 15-16 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
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Germany
Western Front
Europe
Jerusalem
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Immigration and American Expansion
Mormon authors
Mormon Church
Overland Journeys to the Western United States
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1926-03-28

Death 2007-08-25

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