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	{{Infobox military person\|image=William_Marshal_Chaney.png\|image_size=250px\|caption=Chaney, circa 1971\|birth_name=William Marshal Chaney\|nickname={{hlist\|Bill\|Will\|}}\|birth_date=22 July 1922\|birth_place=[[Somerset, Kentucky\|Somerset]], [[Commonwealth of Kentucky\|Kentucky]], [[United States of America\|U.S.]]\|death_date=27 May 2002 (aged 79 years, 339 days)\|death_place=[[Indianapolis]], [[State of Indiana\|Indiana]], U.S.\|placeofburial=[[Mill Springs National Cemetery]], [[Nancy, Kentucky\|Nancy]], Kentucky\|allegiance={{icon\|Flag_of_the_United_States.svg}} United States\|branch=[[United States Army]]\|serviceyears=1940–1945\|rank={{icon\|Army-USA-OR-06 (Army greens).svg.png}} [[Staff Sergeant]] ([[Uniformed services pay grades of the United States\|Grade 3]])\|servicenumber=20507665\|unit={{icon\|147th Regiment coat of arms.jpg}} [[147th Regiment (United States)\|147th Infantry Regiment]]\|known for=His [[Ku Klux Klan\|Klan]] activities\|battles=[[World War II]]		{{Infobox military person\|image=William_Marshal_Chaney.png\|image_size=250px\|caption=Chaney, circa 1971\|birth_name=William Marshal Chaney\|nickname={{hlist\|Bill\|Will\|}}\|birth_date=22 July 1922\|birth_place=[[Somerset, Kentucky\|Somerset]], [[Commonwealth of Kentucky\|Kentucky]], [[United States of America\|U.S.]]\|death_date=27 May 2002 (aged 79 years, 339 days)\|death_place=[[Indianapolis]], [[State of Indiana\|Indiana]], U.S.\|placeofburial=[[Mill Springs National Cemetery]], [[Nancy, Kentucky\|Nancy]], Kentucky\|allegiance={{icon\|Flag_of_the_United_States.svg}} United States\|branch=[[United States Army]]\|serviceyears=1940–1945\|rank={{icon\|Army-USA-OR-06 (Army greens).svg.png}} [[Staff Sergeant]] ([[Uniformed services pay grades of the United States\|Grade 3]])\|servicenumber=20507665\|unit={{icon\|147th Regiment coat of arms.jpg}} [[147th Regiment (United States)\|147th Infantry Regiment]]\|known for=His [[Ku Klux Klan\|Klan]] activities\|battles=[[World War II]]
	* [[Guadalcanal Campaign]]\|awards=[[Bronze Star Medal]]\|spouse=Mae Marie Smith (m. 1945)\|children={{hlist\|[[Berneta Warner\|Berneta]]\|[[Janet S. Warner\|Janet]]\|[[William Marshal Chaney II\|William II]]}}\|signature=William Chaney signature.png\|signature_size=250px}}		* [[Guadalcanal Campaign]]\|awards=[[Bronze Star Medal]]\|spouse=[[Mae Marie Chaney\|Mae Marie Smith]] (m. 1945)\|children={{hlist\|[[Berneta Warner\|Berneta]]\|[[Janet S. Warner\|Janet]]\|[[William Marshal Chaney Jr.\|William Jr.]]}}\|signature=William Chaney signature.png\|signature_size=250px}}

	'''William "Will" Marshal Chaney Sr.''' (22 July 1922 – 27 May 2002) was a [[Commonwealth of Kentucky\|Kentuckian]]-born [[United States Army\|U.S. Army]] veteran and [[White supremacy\|white supremacist]] active in the [[State of Indiana]].		'''William "Will" Marshal Chaney Sr.''' (22 July 1922 – 27 May 2002) was a [[Commonwealth of Kentucky\|Kentuckian]]-born [[United States Army\|U.S. Army]] veteran and [[White supremacy\|white supremacist]] active in the [[State of Indiana]].

	Concerned about the rise of [[modern liberalism]], [[Federalism\|federally-enforced]] [[desegregation]], [[United States imperialism\|increased Statesian involvement in global affairs]], the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965\|1965 Immigration Act]], and the [[Civil Rights movement]] (which he believed would lead to [[Great Replacement conspiracy theory\|the extinction of the white race]])~~, Chaney became involved in [[far-right politics]] in the 1960s~~,<ref><blockquote>RJ: All right, how did you become involved or active in the Klan?<br />WC: Well, I was very much concerned after World War II with the trends, our departure from our traditional ways of life, views on state rights, national sovereignty, our international policies, and the change in the racial policies in the United States and our departure from the policy of separate but equal. I was rather fearful that if we didn't make an effort to organise and preserve our traditions that in a matter of a few years that the white race in America would be extinct and that this nation would be a nation of mulattos and that the people here would be similar to the people in Mexico and the Latin American countries</blockquote>[https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll40/id/263 Transcript of a Taped Interview with WILLIAM M. CHANEY] (1971). [[Indiana State Library]].</ref> attempting to revive the [[Ku Klux Klan]] in the Hoosier State, where it had been dormant for over thirty years.		Concerned about the rise of [[modern liberalism]], [[Federalism\|federally-enforced]] [[desegregation]], [[United States imperialism\|increased Statesian involvement in global affairs]], the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965\|1965 Immigration Act]], and the [[Civil Rights movement]] (which he believed would lead to [[Great Replacement conspiracy theory\|the extinction of the white race]]),<ref><blockquote>RJ: All right, how did you become involved or active in the Klan?<br />WC: Well, I was very much concerned after World War II with the trends, our departure from our traditional ways of life, views on state rights, national sovereignty, our international policies, and the change in the racial policies in the United States and our departure from the policy of separate but equal. I was rather fearful that if we didn't make an effort to organise and preserve our traditions that in a matter of a few years that the white race in America would be extinct and that this nation would be a nation of mulattos and that the people here would be similar to the people in Mexico and the Latin American countries</blockquote>[https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll40/id/263 Transcript of a Taped Interview with WILLIAM M. CHANEY] (1971). [[Indiana State Library]].</ref> Chaney became involved in [[far-right politics]] in the 1960s, attempting to revive the [[Ku Klux Klan]] in the Hoosier State where it had been dormant for over thirty years.

	Chaney joined the [[United Klans of America]] (UKA), led by [[Robert Shelton (Ku Klux Klan)\|Robert Shelton]], serving as the [[Grand Dragon]] of its Indiana Realm from 1967 to 1976. For most of this time, he was a paid [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] [[informant]], receiving upwards of $500 a month to report on the Klan's activities.<ref>[[Donald K. Thrasher]]; [[James G. Newland Jr.]] (1979-11-11): [https://www.newspapers.com/image/107586323/ "Most of Klan Leaders In Indiana Were Paid By FBI As Informants"]. [[The Indianapolis Star\|''The Indianapolis Star'']]. Page 1. Retrieved 2025-04-16.</ref> Chaney would later split from the UKA, claiming that the national organisation had become "soft" on racial issues,<ref>No author (1976-06-04).: [https://www.newspapers.com/image/550009614/ "Hoosier KKK Dragon To Form New Group"]. [[Rushville Republican\|''Rushville Republican'']]. Page 2.</ref> and form his own Klan called the [[Confederation of Independent Orders of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]].		Chaney joined the [[United Klans of America]] (UKA), led by [[Robert Shelton (Ku Klux Klan)\|Robert Shelton]], serving as the [[Grand Dragon]] of its Indiana Realm from 1967 to 1976. For most of this time, he was a paid [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] [[informant]], receiving upwards of $500 a month to report on the Klan's activities.<ref>[[Donald K. Thrasher]]; [[James G. Newland Jr.]] (1979-11-11): [https://www.newspapers.com/image/107586323/ "Most of Klan Leaders In Indiana Were Paid By FBI As Informants"]. [[The Indianapolis Star\|''The Indianapolis Star'']]. Page 1. Retrieved 2025-04-16.</ref> Chaney would later split from the UKA, claiming that the national organisation had become "soft" on racial issues,<ref>No author (1976-06-04).: [https://www.newspapers.com/image/550009614/ "Hoosier KKK Dragon To Form New Group"]. [[Rushville Republican\|''Rushville Republican'']]. Page 2.</ref> and form his own Klan called the [[Confederation of Independent Orders of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]].

	After a series of run-ins with the law and several trials, Chaney was convicted of [[firebombing]] an outdoor advertising company at which he was formerly employed. He was sentenced to five years in prison and five years probation on 26 May 1979. Unable to carry out his duties from prison, his Confederation effectively became defunct. Chaney was released from prison early in 1981<ref>[https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ Federal Inmates By Number]. [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved 2025-04-16. Search for inmate 00339-028.</ref> and lived a quiet life afterwards. He served as the national secretary of the [[Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans Association]] (GCVA) from 1991 and a member of the [[American Legion]] ~~since 1945~~.		After a series of run-ins with the law and several trials, Chaney was convicted of [[firebombing]] an outdoor advertising company at which he was formerly employed. He was sentenced to five years in prison and five years probation on 26 May 1979. Unable to carry out his duties from prison, his Confederation effectively became defunct. Chaney was released from prison early in 1981<ref>[https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ Federal Inmates By Number]. [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved 2025-04-16. Search for inmate 00339-028.</ref> and lived a mostly quiet life afterwards, though he remained active in [[Veterans' organisation\|veterans' organisations]], [[Freemasonry\|masonic]] organisations, and his local [[church]]. He served as the national secretary of the [[Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans Association]] (GCVA) from 1991 and was a member of both the [[American Legion]] and the [[Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States\|Veterans of Foreign Wars]].

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	* [[Guadalcanal Campaign]]\|awards=[[Bronze Star Medal]]\|spouse=Mae Marie Smith (m. 1945)\|children={{hlist\|[[Berneta Warner\|Berneta]]\|[[Janet S. Warner\|Janet]]\|[[William Marshal Chaney II\|William II]]}}\|signature=William Chaney signature.png\|signature_size=250px}}		* [[Guadalcanal Campaign]]\|awards=[[Bronze Star Medal]]\|spouse=Mae Marie Smith (m. 1945)\|children={{hlist\|[[Berneta Warner\|Berneta]]\|[[Janet S. Warner\|Janet]]\|[[William Marshal Chaney II\|William II]]}}\|signature=William Chaney signature.png\|signature_size=250px}}

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{{Infobox military person|image=William_Marshal_Chaney.png|image_size=250px|caption=Chaney, circa 1971|birth_name=William Marshal Chaney|nickname={{hlist|Bill|Will|}}|birth_date=22 July 1922|birth_place=[[Somerset, Kentucky|Somerset]], [[Commonwealth of Kentucky|Kentucky]], [[United States of America|U.S.]]|death_date=27 May 2002 (aged 79 years, 339 days)|death_place=[[Indianapolis]], [[State of Indiana|Indiana]], U.S.|placeofburial=[[Mill Springs National Cemetery]], [[Nancy, Kentucky|Nancy]], Kentucky|allegiance={{icon|Flag_of_the_United_States.svg}} United States|branch=[[United States Army]]|serviceyears=1940–1945|rank={{icon|Army-USA-OR-06 (Army greens).svg.png}} [[Staff Sergeant]] ([[Uniformed services pay grades of the United States|E-6]])|servicenumber=20507665|unit={{icon|147th Regiment coat of arms.jpg}} [[147th Regiment (United States)|147th Infantry Regiment]]|known for=His [[Ku Klux Klan|Klan]] activities|battles=[[World War II]]
* [[Guadalcanal Campaign]]|awards=[[Bronze Star Medal]]|spouse=Mae Marie Smith (m. 1945)|children={{hlist|[[Berneta Warner|Berneta]]|[[Janet S. Warner|Janet]]|[[William Marshal Chaney II|William II]]}}|signature=William Chaney signature.png|signature_size=250px}}

'''William "Will" Marshal Chaney Sr.''' (22 July 1922 – 27 May 2002) was a [[Commonwealth of Kentucky|Kentuckian]]-born [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] veteran and [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] active in the [[State of Indiana]].

Concerned about the rise of [[modern liberalism]], [[Federalism|federally-enforced]] [[desegregation]], [[United States imperialism|increased Statesian involvement in global affairs]], the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965|1965 Immigration Act]], and the [[Civil Rights movement]] (which he believed would lead to [[Great Replacement conspiracy theory|the extinction of the white race]]), Chaney became involved in [[far-right politics]] in the 1960s,<ref><blockquote>RJ: All right, how did you become involved or active in the Klan?<br />WC: Well, I was very much concerned after World War II with the trends, our departure from our traditional ways of life, views on state rights, national sovereignty, our international policies, and the change in the racial policies in the United States and our departure from the policy of separate but equal. I was rather fearful that if we didn't make an effort to organise and preserve our traditions that in a matter of a few years that the white race in America would be extinct and that this nation would be a nation of mulattos and that the people here would be similar to the people in Mexico and the Latin American countries</blockquote>[https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll40/id/263 Transcript of a Taped Interview with WILLIAM M. CHANEY] (1971). [[Indiana State Library]].</ref> attempting to revive the [[Ku Klux Klan]] in the Hoosier State, where it had been dormant for over thirty years.

Chaney joined the [[United Klans of America]] (UKA), led by [[Robert Shelton (Ku Klux Klan)|Robert Shelton]], serving as the [[Grand Dragon]] of its Indiana Realm from 1967 to 1976. For most of this time, he was a paid [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] [[informant]], receiving upwards of $500 a month to report on the Klan's activities.<ref>[[Donald K. Thrasher]]; [[James G. Newland Jr.]] (1979-11-11): [https://www.newspapers.com/image/107586323/ "Most of Klan Leaders In Indiana Were Paid By FBI As Informants"]. [[The Indianapolis Star|''The Indianapolis Star'']]. Page 1. Retrieved 2025-04-16.</ref> Chaney would later split from the UKA, claiming that the national organisation had become "soft" on racial issues,<ref>No author (1976-06-04).: [https://www.newspapers.com/image/550009614/ "Hoosier KKK Dragon To Form New Group"]. [[Rushville Republican|''Rushville Republican'']]. Page 2.</ref> and form his own Klan called the [[Confederation of Independent Orders of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]].

After a series of run-ins with the law and several trials, Chaney was convicted of [[firebombing]] an outdoor advertising company at which he was formerly employed. He was sentenced to five years in prison and five years probation on 26 May 1979. Unable to carry out his duties from prison, his Confederation effectively became defunct. Chaney was released from prison early in 1981<ref>[https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ Federal Inmates By Number]. [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved 2025-04-16. Search for inmate 00339-028.</ref> and lived a quiet life afterwards. He served as the national secretary of the [[Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans Association]] (GCVA) from 1991 and a member of the [[American Legion]] since 1945.

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