509th Composite Group

Historical marker location:

1100 Spaatz Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Marker installed: 1977

First Atomic Bombardment. Silverplate B-29 20th Air Force.

The Cincinnati Reds, one of Ohio's two Major League Baseball teams (along with the Cleveland Indians), were the first professional baseball team to wear uniforms with numbers on them. They did so in 1911, to help fans identify players more easily.