Emile Dechaineux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian mariner
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Place of Birth: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
About Emile Dechaineux
- Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux, DSC (3 October 1902 – 21 October 1944) was an Australian mariner who reached the rank of Captain in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II.
- He was killed by a Japanese aircraft in what is believed to have been the first ever kamikaze attack, in the lead-up to the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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