Herman Hollis
| Herman Edward Hollis | |
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FBI profile picture of Special Agent Hollis.
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| Born |
January 27, 1903 Des Moines, Iowa |
| Died | November 27, 1934 (aged 31) Barrington, Illinois |
| Cause of death | Gunfire in shootout with Baby Face Nelson during the Battle of Barrington |
| 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(s) | Genevieve Hollis |
Herman Edward "Ed" Hollis (January 1903 – November 27, 1934) was an American law enforcement official and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent. 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. 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. 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. One controversial account also implicates Hollis in the death of Pretty Boy Floyd. 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.
Hollis was born in Des Moines, Iowa in January 1903 and received his law degree from the Georgetown University School of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1927. He was married and had one son.
Hollis began his service with the FBI almost immediately after finishing law school in August 1927. During his seven years with the Bureau, Hollis worked with the Kansas City, Cincinnati, and Chicago field offices. Rated as one of the FBI's top investigators, Hollis earned a sharp-shooter's medal for his work with the Thompson submachine gun. Over the years, Hollis repeatedly requested that the Bureau transfer him to a field office in California or Arizona; doctors insisted that a warmer climate would help improve his wife Genevieve's nervous condition.
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