The Petroleum and Water gallery traces the changes throughout history in the way Quartermasters have fueled the force and provided water to the Army. Artifacts, graphics, and photographs tell the story beginning in 1916 when the Quartermaster Corps provided trucks, and fuel for the trucks, that went into Mexico during the Punitive Expedition.

The jeep used by General Patton, complete with Patton himself waiting while a Quartermaster Fuel Handler fills up the jeep, tells the story of Patton's race across France in World War II, brought to a halt when gasoline was diverted to another sector. Graphs depicting how fuel is moved from the refinery to

the front show how Quartermasters insure the continuous flow of gasoline to the Army.

The gallery tells the story of Quartermasters who process and supply fresh water for fellow soldiers and to those in need during humanitarian relief operations. Calling themselves "Water Dogs", their story is one of service and expertise in the performance of this vital mission. The gallery contains a variety of water purification-related objects, canteens and other methods of carrying water, and graphics that show the process whereby water from any source, no matter how foul or brackish, is purified and made drinkable.

For more information on these subjects, please visit the QM Foundation's Petroleum and Water History page.