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Robert Boliver "Bob" DePugh (15 April 1923 – 30 June 2009)〔Carrollton, Missouri ''Democrat'', 3 July 2009〕 was an American anti-Communist activist who founded the Minutemen militant anti-Communist organization in 1961. ==Life and career== DePugh was born in Independence, Missouri, where his father served as deputy sheriff.〔Hamilton, Neil A. (1996). ''Militias in America: A Reference Handbook.'' ABC-CLIO, ISBN 978-0-87436-859-8〕 He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, but he was dismissed for nervousness and depression. He attended Kansas State University for a few months before dropping out. DePugh went on to found a veterinary drug firm in 1953 that folded in 1956. He enrolled at Washburn University briefly, then started BioLab, another veterinary drug firm, in Norborne, Missouri, which was more successful.〔http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/orgs/american/adl/paranoia-as-patriotism/minutemen.html "Robert DePugh and The Minutemen"〕 In addition to veterinary products, the company produces a malt-flavored ultra-compact storage food for humans called Minuteman Survival Tabs.〔http://www.survivaltabs.com/tabs-story.html〕 Some 45 years later, this product is still popular in survivalist circles. He became a member of the John Birch Society〔Marks, Kathy; Adolfo Caso (1996). ''Faces of Right Wing Extremism'' Branden Books, ISBN 978-0-8283-2016-0〕 and according to a biography he was influenced by the House Un-American Activities Committee.〔 DePugh published a 10-page pamphlet on guerilla warfare via the Minutemen in 1961.〔Barth, Alan (November 26, 1961). Report on the 'Rampageous Right'; Today's tensions have led to a proliferation of 'conservative extremists.' ''New York Times''〕 The Minutemen's newsletter was called ''On Target''. He was a founder of the Patriotic Party in 1966.〔Hamilton, Neil A. (2002). ''Rebels and Renegades: A Chronology of Social and Political Dissent in the United States''. Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-0-415-93639-2〕 In 1966, DePugh was arrested on federal weapons charges, which were later dismissed.〔Associated Press (September 14, 1966). Arms Charge Is Dismissed Against Head of Minutemen. ''New York Times''〕 Their offices were bombed in 1967,〔Staff report (September 1, 1967). Dynamite Wrecks Office Of Leader of Minutemen and DePugh. ''New York Times''〕 and DePugh resigned from the Minutemen in 1967. In February 1968, he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle, Washington for conspiracy to commit bank robbery. Also in 1968, he was arrested for violation of federal firearms laws. He skipped bail and went underground for over a year until he was caught in 1969 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. He was convicted in 1970 and released from prison in May 1973. DePugh later wrote an anti-communist quasi-survivalist manual, ''Can You Survive?'', and was associated briefly with Liberty Lobby.〔("Robert DePugh and The Minutemen" ) at the Nizkor Project〕 In the 1980s DePugh became involved in the Identity Christianity movement. In the early 1990s he was tried but acquitted on a morals and pornography charge with an underage girl〔Greaney, TJ (August 6, 2009). Minuteman outlasted notoriety, died with regrets'. ''Columbia Daily Tribune''〕 and on three counts of federal firearms violations.〔Jackman, Tom (February 21, 1992). DePugh convicted on gun charges: Jury not swayed by testimony of son that the weapons were his. ''Kansas City Star''〕 DePugh eventually grew disgusted with all politics and retired from activism.〔 He died on 30 June 2009 at his home in Richmond, Missouri.〔Staff report (June 2009). (Area obituaries: "Bob" DePugh. ) ''Excelsior Springs Standard''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert DePugh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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