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Veterans & remembrance

Shamokin and Coal Township Remember Service

A wartime Victory Report preserves separate forms of remembrance for Shamokin Borough and Coal Township, including a joint Gold Star Honor Roll and community sections for Brady, Coal Run, and Boydtown.

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Official U.S. Navy portrait of Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood in uniform
Admiral Herbert G. HopwoodOfficial U.S. Navy portrait of Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood.Image date unknownCredit: U.S. Navy photograph

A Joint Gold Star Honor Roll

The Victory Report preserves a joint Shamokin Borough and Coal Township Gold Star Honor Roll.

Shamokin Borough’s Separate Roll

The same report includes a dedicated Shamokin Borough Honor Roll, showing how the city recorded service at the end of the war.

Coal Township’s Community Sections

Coal Township’s Honor Roll is organized in community sections that include Brady, Coal Run, and Boydtown. These sections preserve the names of distinct township communities.