Paul Thomas Gillcrist (March 22, 1929- June 30, 2016) was a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
After retiring from the Navy, he wrote non-fiction books and also became a consultant for television programs with Gillcrist serving as a technical consultant for the movie, "Thirteen Days" and the American legal drama TV series, "JAG".
Gillcrist died on June 30, 2016 at the age of 87.