Historical Marker

815th Engineer Aviation Battalion

Historical marker location:
1100 Spaatz Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

First American Aviation Engineers in England. 1942 • In Honor of a Fine Group of Men • 1945.

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.