The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Coast Guard Medal to Boatswain’s Mate Third Class Glenn H. Mincey, United States Coast Guard, for heroism on the night of 29 March 1983 while serving as coxswain of Coast Guard Utility Boat 41483 and as Petty Officer-in-Charge of Search and Rescue Mobile Unit Number Two, Coast Guard Base Galveston, Texas, when he rescued four persons from S/V PEGASUS, aground on the rocks on a turbulent five-foot surf off Galveston’s south jetty. Underway on CG-41483, Petty Officer Mincey exhibited superior composure and professional judgment by maintaining radio contact with the PEGASUS and keeping the panic-stricken crew calm while extracting sufficient information to find the distressed vessel. Arriving on-scene and discovering he was unable to maneuver CG-41483 to assist, he recommended the dispatch of Search and Rescue Mobile Unit Number One to attempt the rescue from the jetty. Petty Officer Mincey then returned CG-41483 to Base Galveston, took charge of Search and Rescue Mobile Unit Number Two, and returned to the scene by land. With the waves breaking over the jetty, Mobile Unit One had succeeded only in securing two lines to the foundering vessel. The radical movement of PEGASUS, which was being lifted by the waves and grounded alternately on her port and starboard sides, precluded rescue by the helicopter on scene. Petty Officer Mincey, without hesitation, and at great personal risk, pulled himself along the lines rigged to the PEGASUS in a small life raft. At PEGASUS he took a five-year old child and encouraged the parents to follow his example. With his coaching they did so, and safely reached the jetty. Petty Officer Mincey demonstrated remarkable initiative, exceptional fortitude, and daring in spite of imminent personal danger in this rescue. His courage and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard.