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Rex Applegate
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<p>Rex Applegate (June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998) was an American military officer who worked for the <a href="/facts/Office_of_Strategic_Services/5dHfvPFc">Office of Strategic Services</a>, where he trained Allied <a href="/facts/Special_forces/KzAwTazD">special forces</a> personnel in close-quarters combat during <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a>. He held the rank of <a href="/facts/Colonel_(United_States)/eva6u8ok">colonel</a>. </p>