 McGinnis was subsequently killed in action when he deliberately threw himself on the grenade, saving the lives of at least four other soldiers in the vehicle.He was the fourth service member to receive the Medal of Honor during the Iraq War, which was presented to his family following his death.McGinnis was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on 14 June 1987 to Romayne and Tom McGinnis and grew up in Knox, 90 miles north of Pittsburgh, after his family moved there when he was three.