Background
Shockley, Woodland Gray was born on June 3, 1914 in Crisfield, Maryland, United States. Son of Wilson Gray and Mary Ann (Woodland) Shockley.
Shockley, Woodland Gray was born on June 3, 1914 in Crisfield, Maryland, United States. Son of Wilson Gray and Mary Ann (Woodland) Shockley.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Antioch College, 1936.
Civil engineer, United States Army Engineers, Little Rock, 1938-1946; various positions Waterways Experimental Station, United States Army Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1946-1981; consultant, Vicksburg, 1980-1991. Member Technology Studies Advisory Committee, Washington, 1957-1968. Chairman Committee Residential Slabs on Ground, Washington, 1978-1979.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary), American Society for Testing and Materials (honorary) (Merit award 1979, W.T. Kavanaugh award 1991), National Society of Professional Engineers, International Society Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering.
Married Tinia Hope Wise, July 9, 1939. Children: William Gray, Rebecca Shockley McDougal.