JACKSON, MICHAEL, J., BRIGADIER GENERAL, USAF (RET)
Of Marlton, NJ passed away July 5, 2007 at the age of 89. Formerly of Plainfield, NJ and Toms River, NJ, he was the husband of the late Eleanor Terradell Jackson.
Loving father of Carol L Schmitt and Elliott D. Jackson. Grandfather of Michael Schmitt and his wife Tina, Jennifer Pierce and her husband James, and Melissa Schuler and her Husband Stephen. Adopted Grandfather of Casey Thompson and her husband John, and Kate Horneff and her husband Chris Balutis. Great Grandfather of Emily and Sara Pierce, and John and Alianna Schmitt. He is also survived by his brother Stanley Jackson and his wife Agnes.
General Jackson joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. Late in 1942 he was chosen to teach basic advanced, and fighter training to West Point Cadets. In 1943 he volunteered for combat. He served two tours with the 56th Fighter Group in Boxted, England and became squadron and group leader of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt with the famous Zempke's Wolfpack and flew 340 hours of combat during 86 missions and was credited with destroying 14 enemy aircraft and damaging 7. An Ace himself, he flew with 7 of the top 10 aces in the European Theater. Among his numerous awards are a Silver Star, A Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross with an oak leaf cluster, His Air Medal has 15 oak leaf clusters. He had completed 34 years of service and logged more than 4000 hours of flying time. General Jackson was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Museum in 1994.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to a charity of choice.
Arrangements by the PERINCHIEF CHAPELS, Mount Holly, NJ
HIGH FLIGHT
by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of, wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlist silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless falls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, nor eagle flew
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Of Marlton, NJ passed away July 5, 2007 at the age of 89. Formerly of Plainfield, NJ and Toms River, NJ, he was the husband of the late Eleanor Terradell Jackson.
Loving father of Carol L Schmitt and Elliott D. Jackson. Grandfather of Michael Schmitt and his wife Tina, Jennifer Pierce and her husband James, and Melissa Schuler and her Husband Stephen. Adopted Grandfather of Casey Thompson and her husband John, and Kate Horneff and her husband Chris Balutis. Great Grandfather of Emily and Sara Pierce, and John and Alianna Schmitt. He is also survived by his brother Stanley Jackson and his wife Agnes.
General Jackson joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. Late in 1942 he was chosen to teach basic advanced, and fighter training to West Point Cadets. In 1943 he volunteered for combat. He served two tours with the 56th Fighter Group in Boxted, England and became squadron and group leader of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt with the famous Zempke's Wolfpack and flew 340 hours of combat during 86 missions and was credited with destroying 14 enemy aircraft and damaging 7. An Ace himself, he flew with 7 of the top 10 aces in the European Theater. Among his numerous awards are a Silver Star, A Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross with an oak leaf cluster, His Air Medal has 15 oak leaf clusters. He had completed 34 years of service and logged more than 4000 hours of flying time. General Jackson was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Museum in 1994.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to a charity of choice.
Arrangements by the PERINCHIEF CHAPELS, Mount Holly, NJ
HIGH FLIGHT
by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of, wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlist silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless falls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, nor eagle flew
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
JACKSON, MICHAEL, J., BRIGADIER GENERAL, USAF (RET)
Of Marlton, NJ passed away July 5, 2007 at the age of 89. Formerly of Plainfield, NJ and Toms River, NJ, he was the husband of the late Eleanor Terradell Jackson.
Loving father of Carol L Schmitt and Elliott D. Jackson. Grandfather of Michael Schmitt and his wife Tina, Jennifer Pierce and her husband James, and Melissa Schuler and her Husband Stephen. Adopted Grandfather of Casey Thompson and her husband John, and Kate Horneff and her husband Chris Balutis. Great Grandfather of Emily and Sara Pierce, and John and Alianna Schmitt. He is also survived by his brother Stanley Jackson and his wife Agnes.
General Jackson joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. Late in 1942 he was chosen to teach basic advanced, and fighter training to West Point Cadets. In 1943 he volunteered for combat. He served two tours with the 56th Fighter Group in Boxted, England and became squadron and group leader of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt with the famous Zempke's Wolfpack and flew 340 hours of combat during 86 missions and was credited with destroying 14 enemy aircraft and damaging 7. An Ace himself, he flew with 7 of the top 10 aces in the European Theater. Among his numerous awards are a Silver Star, A Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross with an oak leaf cluster, His Air Medal has 15 oak leaf clusters. He had completed 34 years of service and logged more than 4000 hours of flying time. General Jackson was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Museum in 1994.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to a charity of choice.
Arrangements by the PERINCHIEF CHAPELS, Mount Holly, NJ
HIGH FLIGHT
by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of, wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlist silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless falls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, nor eagle flew
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Of Marlton, NJ passed away July 5, 2007 at the age of 89. Formerly of Plainfield, NJ and Toms River, NJ, he was the husband of the late Eleanor Terradell Jackson.
Loving father of Carol L Schmitt and Elliott D. Jackson. Grandfather of Michael Schmitt and his wife Tina, Jennifer Pierce and her husband James, and Melissa Schuler and her Husband Stephen. Adopted Grandfather of Casey Thompson and her husband John, and Kate Horneff and her husband Chris Balutis. Great Grandfather of Emily and Sara Pierce, and John and Alianna Schmitt. He is also survived by his brother Stanley Jackson and his wife Agnes.
General Jackson joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. Late in 1942 he was chosen to teach basic advanced, and fighter training to West Point Cadets. In 1943 he volunteered for combat. He served two tours with the 56th Fighter Group in Boxted, England and became squadron and group leader of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt with the famous Zempke's Wolfpack and flew 340 hours of combat during 86 missions and was credited with destroying 14 enemy aircraft and damaging 7. An Ace himself, he flew with 7 of the top 10 aces in the European Theater. Among his numerous awards are a Silver Star, A Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross with an oak leaf cluster, His Air Medal has 15 oak leaf clusters. He had completed 34 years of service and logged more than 4000 hours of flying time. General Jackson was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Museum in 1994.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to a charity of choice.
Arrangements by the PERINCHIEF CHAPELS, Mount Holly, NJ
HIGH FLIGHT
by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of, wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlist silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless falls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, nor eagle flew
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
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