Graduated in 1940 from the U. S. Naval Academy, Commander Gray made five submarine war patrols in the Pacific during World War II in Steelhead and later served in Bumper and Caiman. He received his law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1949, was commanding officer of Tint (SS 416) in 1950-52, and conducted war and training patrols in the Far East in 1951. After graduating from the Armed Forces Staff College last January, he assumed his present duty as executive officer of the U. S. Naval School (Naval Justice) in Newport, R. I.