Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Schubert, Cecil Troy 1953 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com February 21, 2006, 1:08 am Independent Enterprise 4-30-1953 Independent Enterprise Payette, Idaho Thursday, April 30, 1953 Rites Held For Lt. C. Schubert At Arlington First Lieutenant Cecil Troy Schubert of Fruitland received the Burial honors of Arlington National Cemetery, April 13, 1953. Services were first held in the Memorial Chapel and then the flag covered casket was placed on a caisson and drawn to the burial site by six white horses. Cecil Schubert was born at Fruitland, Idaho, December 11, 1923 and closed out this life in a plane crash while in line of duty to his country, January 25, 1953. While growing up he attended the Fruitland schools and graduated as the Valedictorian of his high school class in May of 1942. The following September he joined the Air Corps and saw active duty during World War II. He was advanced to a captain's rating. After seven years of flying he was transferred to the Department of Intelligence and served two years in Washington, D. C. It was at his wish that he was transferred back to active flying. He was given six months advance training course and then went to Korea, in January of 1952, for active duty. He saw six months of front line missions and then was chosen for Special Assignment Flying with his operation base in Japan. It was while he was on one of these assignment missions that his plane crashed. He was the recipient of a number of Distinguished Flying Crosses and other medals. He was a member of the Fruitland Church of the Brethren. He was married to Mrs. Mary Stuart Campbell, the daughter of the late General Charles Stuart, of Lincoln, Nebraska, on March 9, 1950. In his passing he leaves to survive him his wife Mary and two step sons, Bob and Charles, now living in Washington, D. C. Also his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schubert of Fruitland, Idaho; three brothers, Lyle, a student at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass; Arlon, a student at Boise Jr. College, and Neil, a student at the Fruitland high school; one sister, Sharlene, who attends the Fruitland grammar school besides many relatives and friends. His mother, Mrs. Ray Schubert, was accompanied on her trip to Washington, D. C. by Mr. and Mrs. Jess Beckwith, to attend the memorial services. They left home April 9th on the Portland Rose, arriving at their destination three days later after a lay-over in Chicago where they breakfasted with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beckwith. Their report of Washington, D. C. is that it is very beautiful but that it sure can rain there. While there they were able to see many of the historic places dear to our country's history. They had the opportunity to sit in on the senate. They were guests of Senator Herman Welker and were able to Nixon. They were able to see meet the Vice President, Richard spring as it came to the Capital for the Chinese Cherry trees were in full bloom. (This is the way the appeared in the paper. ch) On their way home they made one layover at Michigan City, Indiana. They were guests at the Mrs. William Ferrier. While their home of Mrs. Beckwith's sister, they were able to enjoy a family reunion. They arrived home on the Portland Rose the evening of April 22. (Same paper - another page) LT. SCHUBERT BURIED Mrs. Helen Schubert has returned from Washington, D. C., where she attended the burial services of her son, 1st. Lt. Cecil Schubert, at the Arlington National cemetery. Schubert was killed in January in a plane crash in Japan. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Beckwith accompanied Mrs. Schubert. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/s/schubert1795nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb