Retirement and Afterwards
On the occasion of his retirement in June 1973 he received the National Security Medal, the highest honor of the US intelligence community, authorized by the President for "distinguished achievement or outstanding contribution in the field of intelligence relating to the national security."
He also received the CIA's Distinguished Intelligence Medal, and the DIA Director's Award for Exceptional Civilian Service. He was inducted into the Order of the British Empire, with rank of Honorary Knight Commander, on 17 December 1974. He was also a past president of the American Society of Photogrammetry.
Lundahl died at the Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland on June 22, 1992, at the age of 77. He reportedly died of respiratory failure.
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