Herman Edward Hollis | |
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 FBI profile picture of Special Agent Hollis | |
| Born | January 27, 1903 |
| Died | November 27, 1934 (aged 31) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Ed Hollis, Eddie Hollis |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University Law School |
| Occupation | Law-enforcement officer |
| Employer | FBI |
| Known for | Wounding gangster Baby Face Nelson at the Battle of Barrington; one of three FBI special agents who shot John Dillinger near the Biograph Theater in 1934 |
| Title | Special agent |
| Spouse | Genevieve Hollis |
Herman Edward Hollis (January 27, 1903 – November 27, 1934) was an American law-enforcement officer who worked as special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[1][2] As an FBI special agent in the 1930s, Hollis worked with agents Melvin Purvis, Samuel P. Cowley and others fighting bank robbers, gangsters and organized crime in the Chicago area during the Great Depression.[1][2] Hollis is best known for having been killed in the line of duty during an intense shootout with Chicago-area bank robber Lester Gillis, a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson, at the Battle of Barrington in 1934.[1][3] Hollis was also one of the three FBI special agents who shot John Dillinger near the Biograph Theater earlier that year, resulting in Dillinger's death.[4] One controversial account also implicates Hollis in the death of Pretty Boy Floyd.[5] Hollis served as a special agent for the FBI's field offices in Kansas City, Cincinnati, and Chicago for over seven years; at the time of his death, he was 31 years old.[1]
- ^ a b c d Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Herman Hollis". FBI. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "Special Agent Herman Edward Hollis". Officer Down Memorial Page. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ Federal Bureau of Investigation. "FBI Video: In the Line of Duty". FBI. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Famous Cases and Criminals: John Dillinger". FBI. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ "Nation: Blasting a G-Man Myth". Time. September 24, 1979. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2011.