Date of birth:

May 12th, 1921 (Hardinxveld/Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

July 23rd, 1994 (Calgary/Alberta, Canada)

Nationality:

Dutch

Relatively little is known about Arie de Boon and bearer of the Bronze Cross. Sometime in the winter of 1944/1945 he joined the group of line-crossers who used rowing boats and canoes to bring people and messages through the front lines to liberated areas. It is likely that he was also active in the resistance before that. He made, mostly together with his older brother Cees, an unknown number of crossings.

Cornelis de Boon was awarded the Bronze Cross on August 30, 1948, which was pinned on him by Prince Bernhard on July 14, 1949.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

Verzet (Liniecrossers)

Awarded on:

August 30th, 1948

Citation:
"Distinguished himself by courageous action against the enemy by voluntarily making himself available in the period from November 1944 to May 5, 1945 to maintain clandestine contact between the occupied and liberated Netherlands by rowing boat and canoe for the Intelligence Bureau of the Dutch Government. Furthermore, by crossing the front line in this way several times, but mainly serving to maintain connections on the Merwede between Werkendam, Hardinxveld and Sliedrecht, despite the fact that this river was not allowed to be patrolled by civilians either day or night. By his bold action he conveyed countless reports and information of great importance to the Dutch Government and the Allied war effort, as well as persons summoned by the Government, and in the opposite direction he transported agents, radio equipment, instructions, weapons and medicines."

• Photo 1: Stichting Liniecrossers Sliedrecht
• Photo: De Liniecrossers - Linie Crossers Sliedrecht | Leer de liniecrossers kennen
  
• - ERIK MüLLER, Het Bronzen Kruis, Studiekring Ridderorden en Onderscheidingen.
  - HOEK, PIET VAN DEN, Biesbosch Crossings 1944-1945, Kok Voorhoeve, Kampen, 1993.
  - SIMONS, J., Liniecrossers, Omniboek, 2021.
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Sliedrecht - South Holland