During the 1945-1946 Legion Year it soon became obvious to the membership that in the very near future literally hundreds of WWII veterans would be returning to the Smyrna area. These veterans had, by an Act of Congress become eligible for membership in the American Legion. The existing membership of Post 160 was made up almost exclusively of WWI veterans, and they felt a responsibility toward the younger WWII veterans, and invited them to join the Post.
The move to build a Post home accelerated, and in October 1946 a committee was formed to arrange the raffle of an automobile. The car was raffled off on December 23,1946, and the post realized a profit of $3,987.00 on the raffle.
