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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.
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