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59th Quartermaster Company (United States)

Field	Value
unit_name	4th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade
image	4th Infantry Division SSI.svg
image_size	100
caption	Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
dates	1941–present
country	United States
allegiance
branch	U.S. Army
type	Military logistics
role	Provide bulk petroleum
size	Company
command_structure	FORSCOM
garrison	Fort Carson
nickname	Fuel Dogs
patron	Saint Martin of Tours
motto	On Point
anniversaries	13 January 1941, Unit Constitution
decorations	Meritorious Unit Commendation "VIETNAM 1966–1967"
Meritorious Unit Commendation "IRAQ 2004–2005"
Meritorious Unit Commendation "Afghanistan 2011"
battle_honours	World War II
Vietnam
Iraq
Afghanistan
identification_symbol	[[File:68th cssb dui.JPG	100px]]
identification_symbol_label	Distinctive unit insignia

Meritorious Unit Commendation "IRAQ 2004–2005" Meritorious Unit Commendation "Afghanistan 2011" Vietnam Iraq Afghanistan The 59th Quartermaster Company is a bulk petroleum company designed to provide semi-portable storage for 2.5 e6USgal of fuel and to provide distribution of fuel to military units within a specified geographic area while deployed overseas. Its secondary mission is to provide an armed military escort to military cargo and civilian trucks during overseas contingency operations. It is a U.S. Army Forces Command combat service support unit stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado under the command of the 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. The 59th has deployed overseas to Algeria, Italy, France, Germany, Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The 59th is the only bulk petroleum company in the Regular Army; all sister units are part of the Army Reserve as of 2011.

Service history

The unit was constituted into the Regular Army on 13 January 1941 as Company B, 240th Quartermaster Battalion and composed of African-American Soldiers. On 15 February 1944, the unit was redesignated as the 3251st Quartermaster Service Company. During World War II, the unit served in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and served during the Rome-Arno campaign, the invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon); the Rhineland campaign; the Ardennes-Alsace campaign; and the campaign in Central Europe. The unit was inactivated following World War II. It briefly served in Korea from December 1946 until July 1947 when it was redesignated from the 3251st to the 59th. From September 1950 until December 1957 the company served at Fort Lee, Virginia. The 59th deployed to Vietnam in 1965 and served until its inactivation in 1972. The 59th's latest period of service began in 1995 and includes service during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

World War II

url-status=dead }}</ref> on 13 October 1945.

Vietnam

The 59th served under the 1st Logistics Command while deployed to Vietnam. The company operated the Army mortuaries at Cam Ranh Bay and Boa Loc. In addition, the unit provided clothing reclamation and laundry services on those bases. During their service in Vietnam, the unit strength fluctuated between 297 officers and men and a low of 268 officers and men.

Operation Iraqi Freedom

In 2003 the 59th deployed to Kuwait and various sites in Iraq to support the 3rd Infantry Division. The Fuelmasters deployed again from October 2004 to September 2005 to support the 1st Corps Support Command.

Operation Enduring Freedom

From May to November 2011 the 59th deployed 170 Soldiers to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan to conduct convoy security operations for logistics convoys. The 59th initially fell under the command of the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the 101st Sustainment Brigade and later the 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the 10th Sustainment Brigade after the previous units rotated back to the United States.

Current operations

The 59th is currently conducting operations in support of the 4th Infantry Division and its brigade combat teams and other Fort Carson tenant units. In addition, the unit is providing hot (engine running) refuel services at Butts Army Airfield. The airfield provides support to the US Army aviation units based at Fort Carson as well as transient aircraft from other services and bases.

Soldiers attach a fuel hose to an AH-64 Apache while the safety stands by in case of fire.

Soldiers connect the fuel hose to an AH-64 Apache.

Organization

The 59th Quartermaster Company is organized with a Headquarters platoon, three petroleum supply platoons, and a maintenance platoon. The 40th Quartermaster Detachment normally functions as part of the headquarters platoon.

Personnel

The 59th Quartermaster Company is authorized 225 Soldiers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, and officers. The two Soldiers composing the 40th Quartermaster Detachment (Petroleum Laboratory) are attached to the 59th for training, support, and disciplinary purposes. The 59th is composed of personnel from the Quartermaster Corps, Ordnance Corps, Signal Corps, Adjutant General Corps, Engineer Corp, and Chemical Corps.

Enlisted Specialties
- 12N Horizontal Construction Engineer
- 25U Signal Support Specialist
- 42A Personnel Specialist
- 74D CBRN Specialist
- 91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
- 91C Utilities Equipment Repairer
- 91D Power Generation Equipment Repairer
- 91E Allied Trades Specialist
- 91X Maintenance Supervisor
- 91Z Senior Maintenance Supervisor
- 92A Automated Logistical Specialist
- 92F Petroleum Supply Specialist
- 92G Food Service Operations
- 92L Petroleum Laboratory Specialist (40th Quartermaster Detachment only)
- 92Y Unit Supply Specialist
Warrant Officer Specialties
- 923A Petroleum Technician
- 915A Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer
Officer Specialties
- 90A Logistics Officer (company commander)
- 92A Quartermaster, General
- 92F Petroleum and Water

Equipment

SEE Truck
HMMH Truck
Fuel System Supply Point
Assault Hoseline System
M969 Fuel Tanker
M931 Trucks
M1151
Medium Tactical Vehicles
M998 Humvees
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
Maxxpro MaxxPro Armored Truck
Common Remotely Operated Weapon System
M2 Heavy Machine Gun
MK-19 Automatic grenade Launcher
M249 Light Machine Gun
M16 Rifle
M203 Grenade Launcher
M9 Pistol
Army Combat Uniform
Army Combat Boot
MultiCam
Extended Climate Warfighter Clothing System
Army Combat Shirt
Advanced Combat Helmet
Improved Outer Tactical Vests

Campaign participation credit

Conflict	Streamer
World War II
[[File:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal streamer.png	150px]]	Algeria-French Morocco Campaign	1944
	Rome-Arno	1944
	Southern France (with Arrowhead)	1944
	Rhineland	1944
	Ardennes-Alsace	1944
	Central Europe	1944
Vietnam War
[[File:Streamer VS.PNG	150px]]	Vietnam Defense	1965
	Counteroffensive, Phase I	1965–1966
	Counteroffensive, Phase II	1966–1967
	Counteroffensive, Phase III	1967–1968
	Tet Counteroffensive	1968
	Counteroffensive, Phase IV	1968
	Counteroffensive, Phase V	1968
	Counteroffensive, Phase VI	1968–1969
	Tet 69/Counteroffensive	1969
	Summer–Fall 1969	1969
	Winter–Spring 1970	1970
	Sanctuary Counteroffensive	1970
	Counteroffensive, Phase VII	1970–1971
Operation Iraqi Freedom
[[File:Iraq Campaign streamer (USMC).svg	150px]]	Liberation of Iraq	2003
	Transition of Iraq	2003
	Iraqi Governance	2004
	National Resolution	2005
Operation Enduring Freedom
[[File:Streamer AFGCS.PNG	150px]]	Consolidation III	2010–2011
	Transition I	2011

Unit decorations

Award	Year
[[File:Streamer MUC Army.PNG	100px]]	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	1966–1967	Vietnam
[[File:Streamer MUC Army.PNG	100px]]	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	2004–2005	Iraq
[[File:Streamer MUC Army.PNG	100px]]	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	2011	Afghanistan

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20030226183652/http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/army/docs/st63-1/chapter6.htm Petroleum Doctrine at the Federation of American Scientists website]
"240th Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Operating)".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20040224125428/http://www.qmfound.com/assault_force.htm On the Heals of the Assault Force, Captain William Foster, Jr. Q.M.C., The Quartermaster Review, March–April 1994]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20040507231440/http://www.qmfound.com/black_service_units_in_combat.htm Service Units in the Combat Zone]
"240th Quartermaster Battalion".
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fr4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pU4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=192,3958651/ The 3251st Quartermaster Company arrives home, P4, The Saint Petersburg Times
"General M. C. Meigs page 106".
"Army Mortuary Affairs in Vietnam".
https://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-Order-Battle-Illustrated-Reference/dp/0811700712/ Vietnam Order of Battle, page 204
"59th Quartermaster Company".
Chin, Alyssa. (20 November 2011). "Soldiers Return Home to Fort Carson". KKTV11 News.
[https://www.understandingwar.org/reference/afghanistan-order-battle/ Order of Battle in Afghanistan November 2011]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070624180616/http://www.carson.army.mil/units/4id/ 4th ID official homepage]
[https://www.airnav.com/airport/KFCS/ BAAF FAA Data]
"BAAF FAA Data".
"Listing of the Campaigns of the U.S. Army Displayed on the Army Flag".

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