Son of Andrew John Gray (1863-1910) and Bertha Moyle (1865-1961)
s Gray (80147673)
James Moyle Gray was the first of five children born to Bertha Moyle and Andrew John Gray. Moyle had a public school education in Salt Lake City and then attended The University of Utah as a pre-law student. In 1910, Moyle's father died from bronchitis. It was then that Moyle first left the United States. According to his questionnaire, Moyle spent two years studying and traveling in Europe from 1910-1911, serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France. When he returned to Utah, he served as deputy clerk for both the civil and criminal divisions of the city court. On December 8, 1915, he married Phyllis Capener Beer in the Salt Lake City Temple. Moyle resigned at the Salt Lake City court in 1917 and moved to Washington D. C. There he worked as an examiner for the United States Department of State prior to the war. On January 22, 1918, Moyle was appointed to join the Army as the Assistant to the Military Attaché. He left for France on February 11, 1918 and arrived on March 5. From there, he was assigned to Berne, Switzerland as a member of the Military Intelligence Division. His knowledge of several languages including Balkan, Turkish, and Arabic made him a valued serviceman. He was relieved on July 1, 1919 and officially discharged on September 8, 1919. Affter returning to the United States, Moyle settled in Washington, DC. Phyllis had accompanied her husband to Switzerland but upon their return, she came back to Utah to live with her mother and Moyle stayed in DC, where he worked as a clerk for the Federal Government, single, and living with eleven other men in a guesthouse. He then enrolled in law school at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where he earned his LL.B. in 1922. Moyle eventually started working for the U. S. customs service. While out on an inspection, he contracted pneumonia and died in Buffalo, New York on February 19, 1935. His body was returned to Utah and he is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. The Gray family had three boys serve in WWI. Moyle's younger brother Adrian John Gray was born on May 31, 1900 in Salt Lake City and graduated from the Lafayette District School in June 1914. He then attended four years at East High School and was a student at the University of Utah when he enlisted. Adrian did not go overseas.
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s Gray (80147673)
James Moyle Gray was the first of five children born to Bertha Moyle and Andrew John Gray. Moyle had a public school education in Salt Lake City and then attended The University of Utah as a pre-law student. In 1910, Moyle's father died from bronchitis. It was then that Moyle first left the United States. According to his questionnaire, Moyle spent two years studying and traveling in Europe from 1910-1911, serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France. When he returned to Utah, he served as deputy clerk for both the civil and criminal divisions of the city court. On December 8, 1915, he married Phyllis Capener Beer in the Salt Lake City Temple. Moyle resigned at the Salt Lake City court in 1917 and moved to Washington D. C. There he worked as an examiner for the United States Department of State prior to the war. On January 22, 1918, Moyle was appointed to join the Army as the Assistant to the Military Attaché. He left for France on February 11, 1918 and arrived on March 5. From there, he was assigned to Berne, Switzerland as a member of the Military Intelligence Division. His knowledge of several languages including Balkan, Turkish, and Arabic made him a valued serviceman. He was relieved on July 1, 1919 and officially discharged on September 8, 1919. Affter returning to the United States, Moyle settled in Washington, DC. Phyllis had accompanied her husband to Switzerland but upon their return, she came back to Utah to live with her mother and Moyle stayed in DC, where he worked as a clerk for the Federal Government, single, and living with eleven other men in a guesthouse. He then enrolled in law school at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where he earned his LL.B. in 1922. Moyle eventually started working for the U. S. customs service. While out on an inspection, he contracted pneumonia and died in Buffalo, New York on February 19, 1935. His body was returned to Utah and he is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. The Gray family had three boys serve in WWI. Moyle's younger brother Adrian John Gray was born on May 31, 1900 in Salt Lake City and graduated from the Lafayette District School in June 1914. He then attended four years at East High School and was a student at the University of Utah when he enlisted. Adrian did not go overseas.
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Son of Andrew John Gray (1863-1910) and Bertha Moyle (1865-1961)
s Gray (80147673)
James Moyle Gray was the first of five children born to Bertha Moyle and Andrew John Gray. Moyle had a public school education in Salt Lake City and then attended The University of Utah as a pre-law student. In 1910, Moyle's father died from bronchitis. It was then that Moyle first left the United States. According to his questionnaire, Moyle spent two years studying and traveling in Europe from 1910-1911, serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France. When he returned to Utah, he served as deputy clerk for both the civil and criminal divisions of the city court. On December 8, 1915, he married Phyllis Capener Beer in the Salt Lake City Temple. Moyle resigned at the Salt Lake City court in 1917 and moved to Washington D. C. There he worked as an examiner for the United States Department of State prior to the war. On January 22, 1918, Moyle was appointed to join the Army as the Assistant to the Military Attaché. He left for France on February 11, 1918 and arrived on March 5. From there, he was assigned to Berne, Switzerland as a member of the Military Intelligence Division. His knowledge of several languages including Balkan, Turkish, and Arabic made him a valued serviceman. He was relieved on July 1, 1919 and officially discharged on September 8, 1919. Affter returning to the United States, Moyle settled in Washington, DC. Phyllis had accompanied her husband to Switzerland but upon their return, she came back to Utah to live with her mother and Moyle stayed in DC, where he worked as a clerk for the Federal Government, single, and living with eleven other men in a guesthouse. He then enrolled in law school at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where he earned his LL.B. in 1922. Moyle eventually started working for the U. S. customs service. While out on an inspection, he contracted pneumonia and died in Buffalo, New York on February 19, 1935. His body was returned to Utah and he is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. The Gray family had three boys serve in WWI. Moyle's younger brother Adrian John Gray was born on May 31, 1900 in Salt Lake City and graduated from the Lafayette District School in June 1914. He then attended four years at East High School and was a student at the University of Utah when he enlisted. Adrian did not go overseas.
Contributor: THR (48277533)
s Gray (80147673)
James Moyle Gray was the first of five children born to Bertha Moyle and Andrew John Gray. Moyle had a public school education in Salt Lake City and then attended The University of Utah as a pre-law student. In 1910, Moyle's father died from bronchitis. It was then that Moyle first left the United States. According to his questionnaire, Moyle spent two years studying and traveling in Europe from 1910-1911, serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France. When he returned to Utah, he served as deputy clerk for both the civil and criminal divisions of the city court. On December 8, 1915, he married Phyllis Capener Beer in the Salt Lake City Temple. Moyle resigned at the Salt Lake City court in 1917 and moved to Washington D. C. There he worked as an examiner for the United States Department of State prior to the war. On January 22, 1918, Moyle was appointed to join the Army as the Assistant to the Military Attaché. He left for France on February 11, 1918 and arrived on March 5. From there, he was assigned to Berne, Switzerland as a member of the Military Intelligence Division. His knowledge of several languages including Balkan, Turkish, and Arabic made him a valued serviceman. He was relieved on July 1, 1919 and officially discharged on September 8, 1919. Affter returning to the United States, Moyle settled in Washington, DC. Phyllis had accompanied her husband to Switzerland but upon their return, she came back to Utah to live with her mother and Moyle stayed in DC, where he worked as a clerk for the Federal Government, single, and living with eleven other men in a guesthouse. He then enrolled in law school at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where he earned his LL.B. in 1922. Moyle eventually started working for the U. S. customs service. While out on an inspection, he contracted pneumonia and died in Buffalo, New York on February 19, 1935. His body was returned to Utah and he is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. The Gray family had three boys serve in WWI. Moyle's younger brother Adrian John Gray was born on May 31, 1900 in Salt Lake City and graduated from the Lafayette District School in June 1914. He then attended four years at East High School and was a student at the University of Utah when he enlisted. Adrian did not go overseas.
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