Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. His title was Special Assistant to the Director of the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, and he was responsible for outreach to veterans and their families. He traveled widely and gave frequent media interviews and public appearances. This led to him becoming a popular after-dinner speaker and lecturer. He appeared as a guest on radio and television talk shows such as NBC Radio's Jim Bohanan Show; NBC TV's Today show; Fox News's Hannity & Colmes, ABC's Bill Maher; and the PBS series Freedom Speaks. He also appeared on the Oliver North and G. Gordon Liddy radio programs. His commentaries were featured in many newspapers and on NPR radio. He was also on the board of the National D-Day Memorial, and was a trustee of the Virginia War Memorial. Disbarment In October 2014 the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) filed complaints against Cronauer and the Cronauer Law Center with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The NCRC alleged that Cronauer had engaged in mortgage scams under the guise of offering assistance to property owners threatened with foreclosure. Cronauer consented to disbarment rather than contest the matter, which means that the facts and circumstances of the admitted misconduct remained confidential. However, the president of the NCRC made this statement: "The rules apply to celebrities as well. We believe Mr. Cronauer and the Cronauer Law Center to be in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Mortgage Assistance Relief Act rules, and other state and federal laws." Death Cronauer died on July 18, 2018, at a nursing home in Troutville, Virginia at the age of 79. Personal life At the time of his death, Cronauer lived in Troutville, Virginia. He was married to Jeane Cronauer (née Steppe), who died in 2016. She had a son by a previous marriage, Michael Muse. Cronauer was a member of Mensa. Military awards Sergeant Cronauer received the following military awards. Notes External links 1938 births 2018 deaths American Forces Network United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War American radio DJs Disbarred American lawyers Lawyers from Pittsburgh Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Mensans Military personnel from Pittsburgh The New School alumni Pennsylvania Republicans Radio personalities from Pittsburgh United States Air Force airmen University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni 20th-century American lawyers