Helen Schubert, center, talks with Shirley Schubert and Stan Schubert after a ceremony at U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly's office in Butler Township on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. The family was presented with a Bronze Star Medal and other awards for the late Roy Schubert, who served as a private first class in the U.S. Army during World War II. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Joseph Ressler

BUTLER TWP — The late Roy Schubert didn't talk much about his service as a private first class in the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army, on the island of Morotai during World War II.

When the Concord Township resident died in 1995, his family still knew little about the action he experienced on the Indonesian island, even as the flag from his military funeral was presented to them.

But when his widow, Helen Schubert, recently decided to request the wartime medals and pins her late husband had earned, the family learned that Schubert's efforts during combat must have been more impressive than they had imagined.

The Schubert family gathered at the office of U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, Friday afternoon to receive 11 awards earned by their family's hero during World War II, including two the old soldier never knew he was owed.

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