OBIT 1:
Lieut. Charles J. Reimann, 26, who was killed Sunday with seven enlisted men in the crash of a Navy plane in the Columbia River near Seattle, Washington, was one of Shelbyville High School's star basketball players before his graduation in 1933.
His father is Wallace Reimann, Shelbyville coal salesman, who is well known here, and his other was former Miss Bessie Jones, a cousin of Miss Katie Perry of this city.
The Reimann family is known widely in athletic circles, the father and both his sons, Charles and William, having been outstanding basketball and football players while in school. In addition the eider Reimann was active as a referee of the two sports in Indiana until 15 years ago.
Lieut. Reimann was awarded the Kiwanis football award and Paul Cross basketball award at Shelbyville for his achievements during three years of competition in high school. After graduating in 1933 he went to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis where he was a star football player.
Following his graduation from Annapolis in 1938 Lieut. Reimann served for a time on surface craft and then went to Pensacola, Florida, for air corps training, winning his wings recently. White in Pensacola he married Barbara Watson about a year ago.
In addition to the father, brother and widow, a sister, Mrs. William Showers of Shelbyville, survives. His other died six years ago.
The Republic, March 9, 1942
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OBIT 2:
MEMORIAL FOR LIEUT. REIMANN
Private Services Held at Shelbyville As Navy Holds "Lost At Sea" Service
Shelbyville, Indiana, March 16--With virtually all hope of recovering his body gone, members of the family of Lieut. Charles J. Reimann Saturday afternoon held brief memorial services here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wallace Reimann, 40 W. Pennsylvania Street. Lieut. Reimann was killed last Sunday in the crash of a huge Catalina flying boat at Tongue Point, Oregon.
And as loved ones at home paid final tribute to the widely known Shelbyville athlete, his comrades-at-arms at the Tongue Point naval Air Station took part in a simultaneous funeral ceremony, the simple but impressive "Lost At Sea" service which is traditional with the Navy. Arrangements for the simultaneous services were made by the Reimann family and naval officials Friday afternoon.
Greenburg Daily News, March 16, 1942
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SERVICES PRIVATE:
The services here were for members of the immediate family and Dr. C. A. Bowler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated. There was no funeral sermon, no eulogy. The brief ceremony was built around a few poems which "Chuck" Reimann, as his hundreds of friends knew him, had liked especially in his high school and naval academy days.
The young naval officer's widow, the former Miss Barbara Watson, arrived here earlier in the week to be with other members of the family, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Watson, of Pensacola, Florida, arrived Saturday to attend the memorial service.
Although the services were of a private nature, a brief memorial ceremony in honor of Lieut. Reimann was held Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church.
Lieut. Charles J. Reimann, 26, who was killed Sunday with seven enlisted men in the crash of a Navy plane in the Columbia River near Seattle, Washington, was one of Shelbyville High School's star basketball players before his graduation in 1933.
His father is Wallace Reimann, Shelbyville coal salesman, who is well known here, and his other was former Miss Bessie Jones, a cousin of Miss Katie Perry of this city.
The Reimann family is known widely in athletic circles, the father and both his sons, Charles and William, having been outstanding basketball and football players while in school. In addition the eider Reimann was active as a referee of the two sports in Indiana until 15 years ago.
Lieut. Reimann was awarded the Kiwanis football award and Paul Cross basketball award at Shelbyville for his achievements during three years of competition in high school. After graduating in 1933 he went to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis where he was a star football player.
Following his graduation from Annapolis in 1938 Lieut. Reimann served for a time on surface craft and then went to Pensacola, Florida, for air corps training, winning his wings recently. White in Pensacola he married Barbara Watson about a year ago.
In addition to the father, brother and widow, a sister, Mrs. William Showers of Shelbyville, survives. His other died six years ago.
The Republic, March 9, 1942
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OBIT 2:
MEMORIAL FOR LIEUT. REIMANN
Private Services Held at Shelbyville As Navy Holds "Lost At Sea" Service
Shelbyville, Indiana, March 16--With virtually all hope of recovering his body gone, members of the family of Lieut. Charles J. Reimann Saturday afternoon held brief memorial services here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wallace Reimann, 40 W. Pennsylvania Street. Lieut. Reimann was killed last Sunday in the crash of a huge Catalina flying boat at Tongue Point, Oregon.
And as loved ones at home paid final tribute to the widely known Shelbyville athlete, his comrades-at-arms at the Tongue Point naval Air Station took part in a simultaneous funeral ceremony, the simple but impressive "Lost At Sea" service which is traditional with the Navy. Arrangements for the simultaneous services were made by the Reimann family and naval officials Friday afternoon.
Greenburg Daily News, March 16, 1942
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SERVICES PRIVATE:
The services here were for members of the immediate family and Dr. C. A. Bowler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated. There was no funeral sermon, no eulogy. The brief ceremony was built around a few poems which "Chuck" Reimann, as his hundreds of friends knew him, had liked especially in his high school and naval academy days.
The young naval officer's widow, the former Miss Barbara Watson, arrived here earlier in the week to be with other members of the family, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Watson, of Pensacola, Florida, arrived Saturday to attend the memorial service.
Although the services were of a private nature, a brief memorial ceremony in honor of Lieut. Reimann was held Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church.
OBIT 1:
Lieut. Charles J. Reimann, 26, who was killed Sunday with seven enlisted men in the crash of a Navy plane in the Columbia River near Seattle, Washington, was one of Shelbyville High School's star basketball players before his graduation in 1933.
His father is Wallace Reimann, Shelbyville coal salesman, who is well known here, and his other was former Miss Bessie Jones, a cousin of Miss Katie Perry of this city.
The Reimann family is known widely in athletic circles, the father and both his sons, Charles and William, having been outstanding basketball and football players while in school. In addition the eider Reimann was active as a referee of the two sports in Indiana until 15 years ago.
Lieut. Reimann was awarded the Kiwanis football award and Paul Cross basketball award at Shelbyville for his achievements during three years of competition in high school. After graduating in 1933 he went to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis where he was a star football player.
Following his graduation from Annapolis in 1938 Lieut. Reimann served for a time on surface craft and then went to Pensacola, Florida, for air corps training, winning his wings recently. White in Pensacola he married Barbara Watson about a year ago.
In addition to the father, brother and widow, a sister, Mrs. William Showers of Shelbyville, survives. His other died six years ago.
The Republic, March 9, 1942
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OBIT 2:
MEMORIAL FOR LIEUT. REIMANN
Private Services Held at Shelbyville As Navy Holds "Lost At Sea" Service
Shelbyville, Indiana, March 16--With virtually all hope of recovering his body gone, members of the family of Lieut. Charles J. Reimann Saturday afternoon held brief memorial services here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wallace Reimann, 40 W. Pennsylvania Street. Lieut. Reimann was killed last Sunday in the crash of a huge Catalina flying boat at Tongue Point, Oregon.
And as loved ones at home paid final tribute to the widely known Shelbyville athlete, his comrades-at-arms at the Tongue Point naval Air Station took part in a simultaneous funeral ceremony, the simple but impressive "Lost At Sea" service which is traditional with the Navy. Arrangements for the simultaneous services were made by the Reimann family and naval officials Friday afternoon.
Greenburg Daily News, March 16, 1942
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SERVICES PRIVATE:
The services here were for members of the immediate family and Dr. C. A. Bowler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated. There was no funeral sermon, no eulogy. The brief ceremony was built around a few poems which "Chuck" Reimann, as his hundreds of friends knew him, had liked especially in his high school and naval academy days.
The young naval officer's widow, the former Miss Barbara Watson, arrived here earlier in the week to be with other members of the family, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Watson, of Pensacola, Florida, arrived Saturday to attend the memorial service.
Although the services were of a private nature, a brief memorial ceremony in honor of Lieut. Reimann was held Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church.
Lieut. Charles J. Reimann, 26, who was killed Sunday with seven enlisted men in the crash of a Navy plane in the Columbia River near Seattle, Washington, was one of Shelbyville High School's star basketball players before his graduation in 1933.
His father is Wallace Reimann, Shelbyville coal salesman, who is well known here, and his other was former Miss Bessie Jones, a cousin of Miss Katie Perry of this city.
The Reimann family is known widely in athletic circles, the father and both his sons, Charles and William, having been outstanding basketball and football players while in school. In addition the eider Reimann was active as a referee of the two sports in Indiana until 15 years ago.
Lieut. Reimann was awarded the Kiwanis football award and Paul Cross basketball award at Shelbyville for his achievements during three years of competition in high school. After graduating in 1933 he went to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis where he was a star football player.
Following his graduation from Annapolis in 1938 Lieut. Reimann served for a time on surface craft and then went to Pensacola, Florida, for air corps training, winning his wings recently. White in Pensacola he married Barbara Watson about a year ago.
In addition to the father, brother and widow, a sister, Mrs. William Showers of Shelbyville, survives. His other died six years ago.
The Republic, March 9, 1942
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OBIT 2:
MEMORIAL FOR LIEUT. REIMANN
Private Services Held at Shelbyville As Navy Holds "Lost At Sea" Service
Shelbyville, Indiana, March 16--With virtually all hope of recovering his body gone, members of the family of Lieut. Charles J. Reimann Saturday afternoon held brief memorial services here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wallace Reimann, 40 W. Pennsylvania Street. Lieut. Reimann was killed last Sunday in the crash of a huge Catalina flying boat at Tongue Point, Oregon.
And as loved ones at home paid final tribute to the widely known Shelbyville athlete, his comrades-at-arms at the Tongue Point naval Air Station took part in a simultaneous funeral ceremony, the simple but impressive "Lost At Sea" service which is traditional with the Navy. Arrangements for the simultaneous services were made by the Reimann family and naval officials Friday afternoon.
Greenburg Daily News, March 16, 1942
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SERVICES PRIVATE:
The services here were for members of the immediate family and Dr. C. A. Bowler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated. There was no funeral sermon, no eulogy. The brief ceremony was built around a few poems which "Chuck" Reimann, as his hundreds of friends knew him, had liked especially in his high school and naval academy days.
The young naval officer's widow, the former Miss Barbara Watson, arrived here earlier in the week to be with other members of the family, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Watson, of Pensacola, Florida, arrived Saturday to attend the memorial service.
Although the services were of a private nature, a brief memorial ceremony in honor of Lieut. Reimann was held Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church.
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