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".
PL 114-167 (H.R.433), enacted 06/13/2016

130 STAT. 420 
PUBLIC LAW 114–167—JUNE 13, 2016 
Public Law 114–167 
114th Congress 
An Act 
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 Memo-
rial Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Ross Andrew McGinnis was born and raised in Knox, 
Pennsylvania, the son of Tom and Romayne McGinnis. 
(2) Specialist McGinnis joined the Army in 2004 and fol-
lowing his training, was assigned to 1st Platoon, C Company, 
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat 
Team, 1st Infantry Division. 
(3) On December 4, 2006, McGinnis was killed in action 
while serving in Iraq. For his actions that day, he was awarded 
the Congressional Medal of Honor by President George W. 
Bush on June 2, 2008. 
(4) From the official Medal of Honor Army Citation: 
(A) Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis, United 
States Army. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity 
at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. 
(B) Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis distinguished 
himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and 
beyond the call of duty while serving as an M2 .50-caliber 
Machine Gunner, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 
26th Infantry Regiment, in connection with combat oper-
ations against an armed enemy in Adhamiyah, Northeast 
Baghdad, Iraq, on 4 December 2006. 
(C) That afternoon his platoon was conducting combat 
control operations in an effort to reduce and control sec-
tarian violence in the area. While Private McGinnis was 
manning the M2 .50-caliber Machine Gun, a fragmentation 
grenade thrown by an insurgent fell through the gunner’s 
hatch into the vehicle. Reacting quickly, he yelled ‘‘gre-
nade,’’ allowing all four members of his crew to prepare 
for the grenade’s blast. Then, rather than leaping from 
the gunner’s hatch to safety, Private McGinnis made the 
courageous decision to protect his crew. In a selfless act 
of bravery, in which he was mortally wounded, Private 
McGinnis covered the live grenade, pinning it between 
his body and the vehicle and absorbing most of the explo-
sion. 
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130 STAT. 421 
PUBLIC LAW 114–167—JUNE 13, 2016 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 433: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016): 
May 23, considered and passed House. 
May 26, considered and passed Senate. 
(D) Private McGinnis’ gallant action directly saved four 
men from certain serious injury or death. Private First 
Class McGinnis’ extraordinary heroism and selflessness at 
the cost of his own life, above and beyond the call of 
duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the 
military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his 
unit, and the United States Army. 
SEC. 2. SPECIALIST ROSS A. MCGINNIS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 523 East Railroad Street in Knox, Pennsylvania, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Specialist Ross A. McGinnis 
Memorial Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 
Approved June 13, 2016. 
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