Lewis Frederick Jackson

Lewis Frederick Jackson of Stamford passed away on January 7, 2018. Lew was born in Stamford, CT on July 9, 1923. He was the son of the late George Washington Jefferson Jackson and the late Marguerite Schwab Jackson. His sister Harriet Jackson Murphy predeceased him. Lew graduated from Stamford High School in 1941. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp and served in the Pacific theater from 1942 to 1945. Lew was assigned to the 39th Bomb Group and flew 26 B-29 missions out of Guam in raids over Japan. For his service, he and his crew were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal, the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Battle Star Air Offensive Japan for locating and saving the crew of a downed B-29 in the waters off Iwo Jima. Lew’s greatest pleasure was flying over the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945 as the Japanese were signing the surrender. After the war, Lew returned to Stamford and married his high school sweetheart, Jane Buckley, whom he cherished for the last 68 years. He was employed as Vice President and Trust Officer of the First Stamford National Bank retiring in 1991 only to join the workforce again with United Bank of Scotland. Lew was a longtime volunteer for the Stamford Rehabilitation Center among other non-profit organizations. He was a Member of the Ancient Order of the Hibernians and along with his wife, Jane, was the grand marshal in the 11th Stamford St Patrick’s Day Parade. Lew, together with Jane, who is a Navy veteran of WWII, volunteered at several high schools’ Veterans Day assemblies where they both shared stories of their wartime experiences with today’s students. Lew is survived by his wife Jane and his five children: Scott and Christina Jackson of Newtown; Garry and partner Nancy of Waitsfield, VT; Lee and fiancée Maureen of Stamford; Robert of Chicago and Susan and Richard Naramore of Cheshire. Lew’s grandchildren include: Timothy and Kerri Jackson of Newtown and Jeremy and Sara Jackson of New York City together with Katherine, Cully and Jackson Naramore in addition to four great-grandchildren: Emily, Paige, Reece and Cora Jackson. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1pm on Saturday, January 13th at Our Lady of The Sea, 1200 Shippan Avenue in Stamford. His interment will held private at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in his memory to the: Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517 or at https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Avenue, in Stamford, CT. If you would like to leave a condolence message online please visit the family guestbook at www.bosakfuneralhome.com or at www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome to share memories with his family.