The 59th Quartermaster Company is a bulk petroleum company designed to provide semi-portable storage for 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

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unit stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado under the command of the

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. 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

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and served during the Rome- Arno campaign, the invasion of Southern France (

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); the Rhineland campaign; the

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- 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

After taking part in both the Louisiana and the Carolina Maneuvers, B Company deployed to

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, Algeria in November 1942 in support of the Mediterranean Base Section. In June 1944, the 3251st deployed to Italy in support of the 5th Army's Rome/Arno campaign. The 3251st was transferred to the 7th Army and remained under its command for the rest of the war. The 3251st participated in

in direct support of the 45th Infantry Division under the command of the 240th Quartermaster Battalion and then supported the divisions of the 7th Army as they fought their way across France into Germany. The 3251st returned to the United States through the Newport News Port of Embarcationhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fr4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pU4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=192,3958651/ The 3251st Quartermaster Company arrives home, P4, The Saint Petersburg Times aboard the AP-116 General Meigs on 13 October 1945.

Vietnam

The 59th served under the

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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.https://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-Order-Battle-Illustrated-Reference/dp/0811700712/ Vietnam Order of Battle, page 204

Operation Iraqi Freedom

In 2003 the 59th deployed to Kuwait and various sites in Iraq to support the 3rd Infantry Division. Official Lineage & Honors Certificate The Fuelmasters deployed again from October 2004 to September 2005 to support the

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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

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and later the 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the

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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. Hot Point 2

Organization

The 59th Quartermaster Company is organized with a

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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

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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 *

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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 The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil force ...

* M9 Pistol * Army Combat Uniform *

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* MultiCam *

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* Army Combat Shirt * Advanced Combat Helmet * Improved Outer Tactical Vests

Campaign participation credit

Unit decorations

References

External links

Fort Carson HomepageUS Army Institute of Heraldry page for the 43rd Sustainment BrigadeArmy Emergency Relief
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Slideshow of the 2010 RedeploymentThe 3251st Quartermaster Company arrives home, page 4, The Saint Petersburg Times59th trains for deployment
* ttps://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 websitebr>Vietnam Order of Battle, page 204The U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum
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