James A. Hollinger

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service — Washington, DC

Cardiac

End of Watch July 26, 1936

Age 51

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Operative James Hollinger suffered a fatal heart attack while on a presidential protective assignment protecting President Franklin D. Roosevelt during a cruising trip off the coast of Maine. He was aboard the USCGC Pontchartrain traveling between Bar Harbor and Eastport when he died. Operative Hollinger had served with the United States Secret Service for nine years and was assigned to the Columbus, Ohio, Field Office.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Operative Hollinger gave the United States Department of the Treasury 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Operative Hollinger.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtusssfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 26, 1936

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Operative James A. Hollinger is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In DC, 71 of 1,418 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, 6 of 26 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 23.1% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service

of 26 officers

23.1% Cardiac

DC — Statewide

of 1,418 officers

5% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Cardiac