Steponas Darius

On 18 May 1934, Lithuania issued a set of six airmail stamps, in honor of Captains Darius and Girėnas, and the Lituanica. [1] A monument to Darius and Girėnas is located in the northeast corner of Marquette Park in Chicago. The World War II Liberty Ship SS Stepas Darius was named in his honor. His birth village, originally named Rubiškės (now located in the Judrėnai Eldership) was renamed Darius after his death. Asteroid 288960 Steponasdarius, discovered by Kazimieras Černis and Justas Zdanavičius in 2004, was named in his memory. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on June 9, 2017 (M.P.C. 105279).