Editing Rex Applegate (section)

{{Short description|American combat expert (1914–1998)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name             = Rex Applegate
| image            = Rex Applegate.jpg
| imagesize        = 
| alt              = 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.
| birth_name       = Rex Applegate
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1914|6|21}}
| birth_place      = [[Yoncalla, Oregon]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1998|7|14|1914|6|21 }}
| death_place      = [[San Diego]], California, U.S.
| occupation       = Author and journalist
| nationality      = American
| period           = 1943–1998
| genre            = [[World War II combatives|Combatives]]
| spouse           = Edith, Carole
| children         = [[Shannon Applegate]] (daughter), Rex Applegate (son), Lisha Allen (daughter)
| caption          = Lt. Col. Rex Applegate demonstrating his knife fighting technique.
}}
'''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 (United States)|colonel]].