Born February 26, 1894, in St. Louis, Missouri,
he attended the public schools in that community and completed
his education at Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C. in 1925.
At the latter institution he received special training in teaching
the deaf and earned his Master's Degree. His entire teaching career
was spent in this field as he taught successively at Western Pennsylvania
School for the Deaf, the California School for the Deaf, and then,
in August of 1933, joined the Missouri School for the Deaf in
Fulton, Missouri, where he served continuously until his death.
Ingle, a veteran of World War I, was married
to Miss Mary Hughes who also specialized in the instruction of
the deaf. Following his service in World War I he became very
active in The American Legion and served two terms as National
Executive Committeeman for The American Legion Department of Missouri.
He, along with A.B. Weyer, Jerry F. Duggan, (formerly
Department adjutant), and Harry M. Gambrel, are the four mem who
founded the Missouri Boys State of The American Legion in Missouri.
