Private Monger News Today

Remembering Veterans – One Family’s Legacy By Ron Montonye - Pierce County Veterans Service Officer | Dec 19, 2020 Richard Morris Monger was born in Rugby on June 14, 1919. He attended the local schools, graduating from Rugby High School in 1937. On May 12, 1941, Richard was inducted into the U.S. Army and assigned to Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Early in 1942 he was transferred to the medical detachment of the 162nd Infantry. Later in 1942 he went with this division to Australia and about a ...