Emile Dechaineux
Military Person
1902 – 1944
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Who was Emile Dechaineux?
Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux, DSC 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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- Born
- Oct 3, 1902
Launceston - Nationality
- Australia
- Lived in
- Tasmania
- Died
- Oct 21, 1944
Leyte Gulf - Resting place
- Pacific Ocean
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on July 23, 2013
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