Assigned to USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136), he was the youngest of the three surviving officers when that ship became the last American warship sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic.
At the Smithsonian, Lundeberg developed naval exhibits for the Hall of Armed Forces, including the display of the Continental Navy Gondola Philadelphia.
"Working with Howard I. Chapelle, he directed the construction of some thirty museum-quality scale models to illustrate the development of American warship design.
In 1981, he organized the Smithsonian's exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown, entitled "By Sea and By Land: Victory with the Help of France."
He also prepared the naval elements in the Smithsonian's exhibits on "Centennial, 1876," and Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan.