Harry C. Ingles

Harry Clyde Ingles (March 12, 1888 - August 15, 1976) was a United States Army Major General, who served during World War II and commanded the United States Army Signal Corps.

Early years
General Ingles was born in Pleasant Hill, Nebraska and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated on June 12, 1914 and was also commissioned a Second lieutenant on that date. Many of his classmated became later general officers. For example: Carl A. Spaatz, Brehon B. Somervell, Frank W. Milburn, Harold R. Bull, John B. Anderson, Jens A. Doe, Robert W. Crawford, Orlando Ward or James L. Bradley.

Between the Wars, Ingles served on the various military assignments, including Signal officer of the Philippine Division, instructor in communication at the Command and general staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, commander of the Army Signal Corps School, Signal officer of the Third U.S. Army or Signal officer of the Caribbean Defense Command.

World War II
During the 1942, Ingles was appointed the Chief of staff of the Caribbean Defense Command, where he served under the command of Lieutenant general Frank M. Andrews. Ingles was appointed Commanding General of the Panama Mobile Force in the same year. He served in this capacity until 1943 and was decorated with Army Distinguished Service Medal for his service.

In 1943, Major general Ingles served a brief period as a Deputy Commander in Chief of the U.S. European Theater of Operations and on July 1, 1943 he succeeded Major General Dawson Olmstead as a Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army.

For his service during the World War II, Ingles received an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Army Distinguished Service Medal. Major general Harry C. Ingles retired from the Army in 1947 and died at the age of 88 on August 15, 1976. He is buried together with his wife Grace Salisbury Ingles (1889 - 1977) at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.

Under his tenure, the Signal Corps grew into an important part of the American War effort. After the war, the Signal Corps kept abreast of new technology and made first radar contact with the Earth's Moon during Project Diana and broke a speed record for fastest radioteletype in April 1945.

Decorations
Here is the ribbon bar of Major general Ingles: