David Morgan served as a Warrant Officer II with the Royal Signals and landed on Utah beach five days after D-Day to help establish a wireless communication link back to the London War Office.
An emotional Mr Morgan, who left the Army after 22 years of service, told the crowd: “[This is] the proudest moment of my life actually, I have been wanting this [award] for a long time and great friends have been helping me to get it.
“I never thought I would get it in my life and I’m the proudest person here tonight – thank you.
“It’s a great evening, I’m enjoying it and I hope you are too.”
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