Give him a couple of kisses on each cheek and apply.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/d-day-veterans-award-of-the-legion-dhonneur
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/d-day-veterans-award-of-the-legion-dhonneur
They waited 70 years before deciding this.
My Dad's a "Dodger" ....... so no medal for him (he'll be 96 this year), or his many mates who "stayed behind" in Italy. His brothers were both on the Russia convoys. Both dead now, so no medals for them either.
To have been a "D day dodger" is better than a medal IMO.