Ernest Eugene (Gene) Tissot Jr. (born December 16, 1927) is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and naval aviator who was highly decorated for his actions during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was born in Upland, CA and entered the Navy in June 1945 and learned to fly in the Stearman N2S biplane at the Livermore Naval Air Station in August 1946. He was designated a Naval Aviator in June 1948 and commissioned as an Ensign that December. He was subsequently advanced in rank to Captain in January 1969. His selection for the rank of Rear Admiral was approved by the President in March 1973.