Alan Lukens comes from a family steeped in military and academic tradition. His father, and both his father's brothers attended and graduated from Princeton University. The three brothers would all serve in World War I, only two would come home.

in 1942, Lukens found himself in his freshman year at Princeton, but like his father and uncles before him, he felt it was his duty to serve and joined the U.S. Army. An avid skier Lukens originally joined the 10th Mountain Division, but eventually found himself transferred into the 20th Armored Division.

Lukens arrived in France in early 1945 and was attached to the Third Army under command of General George Patton. His unit moved quickly towards Munich where they would discover and liberate the Dachau Concentration Camp. The horrors of the camp would stay with Alan all his life.

Alan W. Lukens passed away on January 5, 2019.

Interview recorded on January 28, 2015

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Video Credits:
Interviewer - Greg Corombos
Editor - Daniel Taksas