Career
Greene was the oldest living Makah man and the second-to-last surviving Makah veteran of World World War II at the time of his death in 2010. He was a fluent speaker of the Makah language, an indigenous language spoken by the Makah people of Washington state. Greene was born on April 16, 1918, in Neah Bay, Washington, to parents, Walter and Florence Tucker-Greene.
He was a fluent Makah language speaker, an increasingly rare language.
He enlisted in the United States Army after leaving Chemawa. Greene served in the Pacific theater during World World War World War II He would be honored at the Makah Days Parade for 52 years for service during the war.
Greene died of natural causes on June 21, 2010, at the age of 92. Upon Greene"s death, John Ides became the last surviving Makah veteran of World World War World War II
