Shubin stayed in the military after the war, transferring to the Air Force in 1947. He served at The Pentagon and at Okinawa, before he was assigned as the commanding officer of the 71st Bombardment Squadron based at Laon-Couvron Air Base in Aisne, France. On July 23, 1956, Lieutenant Colonel Murray J. Shubin died of a heart attack while on maneuvers near Lyons, France. He was buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
