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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 433 

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 

523 East Railroad Street in Knox, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Specialist 

Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2015 

Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DENT, 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. 

MARINO, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MACARTHUR, 

Mr. PITTS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. WALZ, 

Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. BLUM) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 

located at 523 East Railroad Street in Knox, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial 

Post Office’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Ross Andrew McGinnis was born and raised 

2 in Knox, Pennsylvania, the son of Tom and 

3 Romayne McGinnis. 

4 (2) Specialist McGinnis joined the Army in 

5 2004 and following his training, was assigned to 1st 

6 Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry 

7 Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry 

8 Division. 

9 (3) On December 4, 2006, McGinnis was killed 

10 in action while serving in Iraq. For his actions that 

11 day, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of 

12 Honor by President George W. Bush on June 2, 

13 2008. 

14 (4) From the official Medal of Honor Army Ci15 tation: 

16 (A) Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis, 

17 United States Army. For conspicuous gallantry 

18 and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and 

19 beyond the call of duty. 

20 (B) Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis 

21 distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and 

22 intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty 

23 while serving as an M2 .50-caliber Machine 

24 Gunner, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Bat25 talion, 26th Infantry Regiment, in connection 


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1 with combat operations against an armed 

2 enemy in Adhamiyah, Northeast Baghdad, Iraq, 

3 on 4 December 2006. 

4 (C) That afternoon his platoon was con5 ducting combat control operations in an effort 

6 to reduce and control sectarian violence in the 

7 area. While Private McGinnis was manning the 

8 M2 .50-caliber Machine Gun, a fragmentation 

9 grenade thrown by an insurgent fell through 

10 the gunner’s hatch into the vehicle. Reacting 

11 quickly, he yelled ‘‘grenade,’’ allowing all four 

12 members of his crew to prepare for the gre13 nade’s blast. Then, rather than leaping from 

14 the gunner’s hatch to safety, Private McGinnis 

15 made the courageous decision to protect his 

16 crew. In a selfless act of bravery, in which he 

17 was mortally wounded, Private McGinnis cov18 ered the live grenade, pinning it between his 

19 body and the vehicle and absorbing most of the 

20 explosion. 

21 (D) Private McGinnis’ gallant action di22 rectly saved four men from certain serious in23 jury or death. Private First Class McGinnis’ ex24 traordinary heroism and selflessness at the cost 

25 of his own life, above and beyond the call of 


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1 duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions 

2 of the military service and reflect great credit 

3 upon himself, his unit, and the United States 

4 Army. 

5 SEC. 2. SPECIALIST ROSS A. MCGINNIS MEMORIAL POST 

6 OFFICE. 

7 (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 

8 Postal Service located at 523 East Railroad Street in 

9 Knox, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the 

10 ‘‘Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 

11 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg12 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

13 States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 

14 be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Specialist Ross A. 

15 McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 

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