Spec. Ross A. McGinnis
Hometown: Knox, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Age: 19 years old
Died: December 4, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Killed when a grenade was thrown into his vehicle in Baghdad.
Related Links:
Fallen Knox soldier will be buried in Arlington (The Clarion News, Dec. 4, 2006)
Narrative to Accompany the Award of a Silver Star to Private First Class Ross McGinnis (ArmyTimes.com, Dec. 13, 2006)
Knox soldier killed in Iraq awarded Silver Star (Oil City Derrick, Dec. 12, 2006)
A human shield for his comrades (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Dec. 16, 2006)
A human shield for his comrades (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Dec. 16, 2006)
Hero Soldier Laid To Rest (WTAE TV 4, Pittsbrugh, Dec. 17, 2006)
Hundreds say goodbye to Iraq hero (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Dec. 18, 2006)
An American Hero: Honor Pfc. McGinnis (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Dec. 19, 2006)
With Iraq War Come Layers of Loss (The Washington Post, Jan. 2, 2007)
