Eric P. Newman writes:

"Col. Green was such an unusual character that I have to comment that I met him when I was a student at M.I.T. about 1931. Members of our class were invited to go down to his estate in Round Hill, Massachusetts where he had one of the very few short wave radio stations. When a member of the Adm. Richard Byrd Antarctic Expedition got appendicitis down there and had to be operated upon at 40 degrees below zero our class manned Greene's radio station 24 hours a day because the ability to reach Antarctica was only about 20% of the time due to static. We were to gather and relay information for the needed surgery. Ether was used after putting out the oil fueled fire used in their heating equipment. The patient recovered. Little did I know that about 10 years later I would be acquiring much of his American coin and paper money collection. I wish I could thank him for helping to make my life so exciting."