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Rex Applegate
| Rex Applegate | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 1998 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 024589 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Specialty | Close Combat (Section VIII) |
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Rex Applegate (1914–1998) was a United States Army Colonel on the staff and faculty at Camp Ritchie, instructing in Close Combat (Section VIII).
Biography
Rex Applegate was a United States Army colonel on the Camp Ritchie staff and faculty, instructing in Close Combat (Section VIII). He had earlier British special-instruction experience in 1942 and OSS ties. A manual-combat specialist, he wrote Kill or Be Killed. Faculty records list an arrival or alert date of 11 June 1945.
Research notes
- Camp Ritchie instructor (manual combat)
- Author, "Kill or Be Killed"
- Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )
- Instructor; Section VIII; British SI 1942; OSS
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Technical record
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Sources
- Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): FACULTY - FIRST 13.xls
- Notable Ritchie Boys slides