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Tex O'Reilly | |
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.jpg) O'Reilly from Roving and Fighting: Adventures Under Four Flags, published in 1918 | |
| Born | 15 August 1880 Denton, Texas |
| Died | 9 December 1946 (aged 66) Tupper Lake, New York |
| Allegiance | |
| Service | United States Army Shanghai Municipal Police Texas National Guard |
| Unit | 4th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Spanish American War Philippine–American War The Boxer Rebellion Mexican Revolution World War I Rif War |
Edward Sinnott "Tex" O'Reilly (15 August 1880 – 9 December 1946) was an American soldier of fortune, writer, journalist, and film actor. He is said to have fought in ten wars under many flags. Initially serving in the U.S. Army in the Spanish–American War, the Philippine–American War, and the Boxer Rebellion, he would claim to fight in several conflicts in Central America and to have fought with Pancho Villa in Mexico and claimed to have fought in the Rif War with the Spanish Foreign Legion in North Africa. He worked as a reporter for the Associated Press. He wrote an autobiography, Roving and Fighting, and Lowell Thomas wrote Born to Raise Hell about him. The latter book has been reprinted and is distributed by The Long Riders' Guild Press. He was the author of Pecos Bill.