Mcginnis, Ross Andrew

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SCHWEINFURT, GM

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 4, 2006

Age19 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SCHWEINFURT, GM, SPC Mcginnis, Ross Andrew of KNOX, PA, 19, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 4, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Mcginnis, Ross Andrew of KNOX, PA, 19 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SCHWEINFURT, GM at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On December 4, 2006, the ARMY lost SPC Mcginnis, Ross Andrew in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 19. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: December 4, 2006. Hometown: KNOX, PA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Mcginnis, Ross Andrew was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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