Rex Applegate

Rex Applegate
Black and white image of Rex Applegate in military uniform. He is facing the camera, slightly crouched, fighting knife in right hand and with left hand in a ready position about mid-chest high.
Lt. Col. Rex Applegate demonstrating his knife fighting technique.
Born
Rex Applegate

(1914-06-21)June 21, 1914
Yoncalla, Oregon, U.S.
DiedJuly 14, 1998(1998-07-14) (aged 84)
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationsAuthor and journalist
Spouse(s)Edith, Carole
ChildrenShannon Applegate (daughter), Rex Applegate (son), Lisha Allen (daughter)
Writing career
Period1943–1998
GenreCombatives

Rex Applegate (June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998) was an American military officer who worked for the Office of Strategic Services, where he trained Allied special forces personnel in close-quarters combat during World War II. He held the rank of colonel.

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