| John Augustine Tyree Jr | |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Blackstone, Virginia |
| Death Place: | La Jolla, California |
| Placeofburial: | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance: | United States of America |
| Branch: | United States Navy |
| Branch Label: | Branch |
| Serviceyears: | 1933–1971 |
| Rank: | Vice Admiral |
| Servicenumber: | 0-72361 |
| Commands: | USS Finback (SS-230)[1] USS Botetourt[2] United States Naval Forces Korea United States European Command |
| Battles: | World War II |
| Awards: | Navy Cross (2) DSM Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) |
| Alma Mater: | United States Naval Academy |
| Relations: | Alexander K. Tyree (Brother) |
John Augustine Tyree Jr (3 Oct 1911 – 8 Apr 2004), was a decorated submarine commander during World War II who reached the rank of Vice Admiral in the United States Navy.[3]
He was born in born in Blackstone, Virginia.[4]
He graduated from the Submarine School in 1943 and on 23 February 1943 he assumed command of .[5] He commanded Finback on its fourth through eighth war patrols and was awarded two Navy Crosses for his actions in command which he relinquished on 16 May 1944.[5] He was then appointed as naval aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and continued to serve as aide to President Harry S. Truman attending the Yalta Conference with him.[4]
Rear Admiral Tyree was placed in command of the combined Latin America-U.S. Task Force 137, the Naval quarantine of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.[6]