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Line 51: [[World War II]] receives coverage with several exhibits. Among them are coverage of [[Mulberry harbour\|Operation Mulberry]], which was an operation to construct two artificial harbors on the Normandy coast to support the [[invasion of Normandy\|invasion]]. This operation used 158 tugboats including 74 of the Army's "small tugs" to tow 59 [[Gooseberry]] derelict ships to be sunk as breakwalls and the Phoenix [[ciasson (engineering)\|caisson]]s and Lobnitz floating piers.<ref name="mulberry">{{cite web \|url=http://www.transchool.~~eustis~~lee.army.mil/museum/~~Mulberry~~transportation%20museum/mulberry.htm \|work=U. S. Army Transportation Museum site \|title=Operation Mulberry page \|accessdate=~~2008~~2011-0310-05}}</ref> Another exhibit focuses on the [[Red Ball Express]], the massive supply operation that supported [[George S. Patton\|Patton]]'s advance after [[D-Day]]. Coverage includes photos and paintings of the trucks as well as a diorama of a rest stop/repair depot featuring cargo trucks and a wrecker. Additional materials address the massive fuel and oil consumption needs as well as soldier experiences.<ref name="redball">{{cite web \|url=http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/redballintro.htm \|work=U. S. Army Transportation Museum site

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