American radio personality and lawyer (1938–2018)

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian Cronauer</span>

Adrian Cronauer

<p><b>Adrian Joseph Cronauer</b> (September 8, 1938 – July 18, 2018) was a <a href="/en/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force" class="wl">United States Air Force</a> <a href="/en/Sergeant#United_States" title="Sergeant" class="wl">Sergeant</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-auto_4-2"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-va.gov_5-1"><a href="#cite_note-va.gov-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-BBC_6-1"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span> and radio personality whose experiences as an innovative <a href="/en/Disc_jockey" title="Disc jockey" class="wl">disc jockey</a> on <a href="/en/American_Forces_Network" title="American Forces Network" class="wl">American Forces Network</a> during the <a href="/en/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War" class="wl">Vietnam War</a> inspired the 1987 film <i><a href="/en/Good_Morning,_Vietnam" title="Good Morning, Vietnam" class="wl">Good Morning, Vietnam</a></i> starring <a href="/en/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams" class="wl">Robin Williams</a> as Cronauer.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-urgentcomm_7-0"><a href="#cite_note-urgentcomm-7" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 7;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[7]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-8"><a href="#cite_note-8" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 8;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[8]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ppghero_9-0"><a href="#cite_note-ppghero-9" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 9;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[9]</span></a></span></p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Adrian Cronauer, Born, Died, Resting place, A...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox biography vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn" style="display:inline">Adrian Cronauer</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg/220px-ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="773" data-file-height="1125" data-file-type="bitmap" height="320" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg/330px-ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg/440px-ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg 2x" alt="ADRIAN_CRONAUER.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cronauer in 1999</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Adrian Joseph Cronauer</div><br><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1938-09-08</span>)</span>September 8, 1938<br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect wl">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 18, 2018<span style="display:none">(2018-07-18)</span> (aged<span>&nbsp;</span>79)<br><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/en/Troutville,_Virginia" title="Troutville, Virginia" class="wl">Troutville, Virginia</a>, U.S.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ACDeath_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-ACDeath-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label">Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, <a href="/en/Dublin,_Virginia" title="Dublin, Virginia" class="wl">Dublin, Virginia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma<span>&nbsp;</span>mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh" class="wl">University of Pittsburgh</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Radio personality, lawyer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known<span>&nbsp;</span>for</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/en/Good_Morning,_Vietnam" title="Good Morning, Vietnam" class="wl">Good Morning, Vietnam</a></i> (1987)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Jeane Steppe</div>
   <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;"><span>​</span></div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt38" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>1980<span>;</span><span> </span>died<span>&nbsp;</span>2016<span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;">Military career</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service/<wbr>branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force" class="wl">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years<span>&nbsp;</span>of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1963–1967<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-auto_4-0"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Sergeant#United_States##Air_Force" title="Sergeant" class="wl">Sergeant</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-auto_4-1"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-va.gov_5-0"><a href="#cite_note-va.gov-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-BBC_6-0"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/American_Forces_Network#History" title="American Forces Network" class="wl">Armed Forces Radio and Television Service</a> (AFRTS)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War" class="wl">Vietnam War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Good_Conduct_Medal_(United_States)#Air_Force_Good_Conduct_Medal" title="Good Conduct Medal (United States)" class="wl">Air Force Good Conduct Medal</a></li><li><a href="/en/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal" class="wl">National Defense Service Medal</a></li><li><a href="/en/Vietnam_Service_Medal" title="Vietnam Service Medal" class="wl">Vietnam Service Medal</a> with <a href="/en/Service_star" title="Service star" class="wl">bronze service star</a></li><li><a href="/en/Air_Force_Longevity_Service_Award" title="Air Force Longevity Service Award" class="mw-redirect wl">Air Force Longevity Service Award</a></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/en/Gallantry_Cross_(Vietnam)#Unit_Award" title="Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)" class="mw-redirect wl">Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Award</a></span></li><li><a href="/en/Vietnam_Campaign_Medal" title="Vietnam Campaign Medal" class="wl">Vietnam Campaign Medal</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
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Adrian Joseph Cronauer was a United States Air Force Sergeant 