page_title: James J. Metcalfe
hierarchical_section_title: James J. Metcalfe
caption_attribution_description: English: Collage of FBI special agents from the "Dillinger Squad" in Chicago in 1934, including SA James J. Metcalfe, who later achieved fame as a syndicated poet.
context_page_description: James J. Metcalfe was an American poet whose "Daily Poem Portraits" were published in more than 100 United States newspapers during the 1940s and 1950s. Prior to his literary career, he served as a Special Agent for the FBI, where he aided in the ambush of gangster John Dillinger, and also as a reporter for the Chicago Sun Times newspaper.
context_section_description: James J. Metcalfe (September 16, 1906 – March 1960) was an American poet whose "Daily Poem Portraits" were published in more than 100 United States newspapers during the 1940s and 1950s.  Prior to his literary career, he served as a Special Agent for the FBI, where he aided in the ambush of gangster John Dillinger, and also as a reporter for the Chicago Sun Times newspaper.
caption: James J. Metcalfe, in a collage of FBI Special Agents from 1934.  His poem, "We Were the G-Men," may be seen at center.  Metcalf is at center in the far left column.
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