| Gene Tunney Boyer | |
| Birth Date: | July 24, 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 22 |
| Rank: | Lt. Colonel |
| Unit: | Executive Flight Detachment—White House |
| Awards: | Legion of Merit for Service to Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Ford Two Distinguished Flying Crosses with Oak Leaf Cluster Army-wide Aviation Safety Award and the Air Medal for Valor with six Oak Leaf Clusters (OLC) Soldier's Medal Bronze Star Medal Army Commendation Medal National Defense Service Medal w/1 (OLC) United Nations Service Medal Master Army Aviator Badge Meritorious Emblem w/1 (OLC) Ranger Tab Presidential Service Badge Vietnam Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal Parachutist Badge |
| Laterwork: | Sales & Marketing, Author |
Retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Gene Tunney Boyer[2] (July 24, 1929 – August 27, 2016) was the chief pilot of Army One, the helicopter transporting the President of the United States, between 1964 and 1975.[3] Boyer was the pilot during President Richard Nixon's last day in office on August 9, 1974, when Nixon famously delivered the V sign just prior to leaving office. He led the restoration of the VH-3A "Sea King" helicopter, tail number 150617, that served as Army One that day.[3] That helicopter is now on permanent display at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.[3] Boyer also served Presidents Johnson and Ford as a White House pilot. Boyer co-wrote his memoirs, Inside the President’s Helicopter: Reflections of a White House Senior Pilot, with Jackie Boor.