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Trained as an infantryman at Fort Benning, McGinnis was 19 when, on December 4, 2006, he smothered an insurgent's grenade with his body inside his Humvee in Baghdad. His sacrifice saved four crewmates and earned a posthumous Medal of Honor.
Specialist Ross A. McGinnis is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.3894, -84.9552 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dedicated to the American Revolutionary War Infantryman (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include The "Chattahoochee Choo Choo", The Creek Town of Cusseta, and Cusseta: A Center for International Diplomacy.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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