Your Dad most assuredly qualifies as “The Greatest Generation”. But then,I’ll bet you already knew that!
He was awarded the Bronze Star but since it was not awarded for acts in actual combat he never discussed it. — he would say, I must have thrown a typewriter at someone.
If someone in that theater was to be brought up on charges he was the man that determined with what and how they would be charged. He would fight with the prosecuting officers as to the level of charges, all acting under the commander of that JAG group.