On May 1, 1946 Dittrick American Legion Post 26 was renamed and rechartered as Dittrick-Barrows American Legion Post 26 in honor of Stickney native Lieutenant Dale A. Barrows.
Navy Lieutenant Dale A. Barrows was shot down on March 19,1945 in Kobe Harbor, while flying with his unit, Bombing Squadron SIX, against enemy warships.
