Background
Green, Fitzhugh was born on August 16, 1888 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Isabelle Fitzhugh (Perryman) Green.
Green, Fitzhugh was born on August 16, 1888 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Isabelle Fitzhugh (Perryman) Green.
He attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduated in 1909. Green then received an Master of Surgery from George Washington University in Washington, District of Columbia
He was commissioned an ensign in 1911. in 1913. From 1912 to 1913, he was assigned to the Bureau of Ordnance. In 1913, he requested the permission of the United States Navy to join Donald B. MacMillan"s Crocker Land Expedition which lasted until 1916.
He was promoted to commander in March 1927.
She was the daughter of Richard McCall Elliot, a business executive of Philadelphia. She was the daughter of the automobile manufacturer William Crapo Durant.
She had been married earlier, first to Edwin R. Campbell, and then to Robert Williams Daniel. Green also served in the Navy during World World War World War II In September 1947, Fitzhugh Green and Margery were arrested for possession of opiates along with a private detective, Clemens P. Deisler and they pled guilty.
He died on December 2, 1947, at the Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut.
Green authored the novel ZR Wins (1924), about a dirigible flight to the North Pole in search of a lost colony of Vikings. His papers are archived at Georgetown University.
Served 2 years with Atlantic Fleet. Served on Staff of Commander South Pacific Area World World War World World War World War II Fellow American Geography Society.
Member Phi Lambda Epsilon, Phi Sigma Kappa. Clubs: Explorers’, Army and Navy (New York and Washington).
Married Natalie Wheeler Elliot, November 27, 1916. Married second, Margery Durant, November 15, 1933. Children: Fitzhugh, Elisabeth Farnum, Richard Elliot.