The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Coast Guard Medal to Seaman Richard Bruce Boswell, United States Coast Guard, for heroism, on August 30, 1964, while serving as coxswain of the CG-38455 , engaged in the rescue of seven survivors of the charter boat DELUGA, which capsized on the Siuslaw River Bar, Florence, Oregon. Boswell, when advised of the accident, proceeded to the scene. He located all occupants of the DELUGA foundering in the raging surf, approximately one half mile form shore. The DELUGA had been completely demolished by a 30-foot breaker. Boswell skillfully maneuvered the CG-38455, in breakers of 20 to 30 feet, into the immediate vicinity of the survivors. However, after assisting one person aboard the CG-38455, he realized that the pitching and tossing boat was endangering the persons in the water. He immediately advised them to attempt to swim to the shore and directed his two crew members to assist them in the surf. The exhausted persons in the water, aided by the Coast Guardsman, subsequently reached shore. Boswell demonstrated initiative, fortitude, and daring in spite of imminent personal danger. His unselfish actions, courage, and unwavering devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United Sates Coast Guard.