Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Dublin, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Pittsburgh[2]
Occupation(s)
Radio personality, lawyer
Known for
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Spouse
Jeane Steppe
(m. 1980; died 2016)
[3]
Children
2
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Air Force
Years of service
1963–1967[4]
Rank
Sergeant[4][5][6]
Unit
Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Awards
Air Force Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with bronze service star
Air Force Longevity Service Award
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Award
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Adrian Joseph Cronauer (September 8, 1938 – July 18, 2018) was a United States Air Force Sergeant[4][5][6] and radio personality whose experiences as an innovative disc jockey on American Forces Network during the Vietnam War inspired the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams as Cronauer.[7][8][9]
^Real-life 'Good Morning, Vietnam' DJ Adrian Cronauer dies at 79 accessed July 19, 2018
^Schudel, Matt. "Adrian Cronauer, DJ who inspired 'Good Morning, Vietnam,' dies at 79". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference Adrian Cronauer is Conference Speaker! was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ab#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Sergeant Adrian Cronauer. va.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ abCite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Jim Barthold (March 1, 2005), The real life of Adrian Cronauer, Urgent Communications, archived from the original on May 9, 2012, retrieved January 13, 2013
^Adrian Cronauer: Air Force Radio Announcer in Vietnam at HistoryNet.com
^Beman, Don (January 2, 1988). "Deejay 'hero'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.
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