Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux | |
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![]() Dechaineux c. 1943 | |
Born | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 3 October 1902
Died | 21 October 1944 HMAS Australia, Leyte Gulf | (aged 42)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Royal Australian Navy |
Years of service | 1919–1944 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HMAS Warramunga; HMAS Australia |
Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
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.