ARTHUR EDWARD LINDBERG

Arthur Edward Lindberg, a resident of Henderson, Nevada, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021. He was born August 31, 1935 in East Orange, New Jersey to Gustav Egbert Lindberg and Bertha Josefina Andre Lindberg, natives of Sweden. Upon completing high school, he received a US Navy scholarship to the University of New Mexico, after which he made the Navy a 20-year career as an officer. He served on ships in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets as well as tours in the Philippines and Antarctica. His final tour was at the Naval Air Engineering Center, Lakehurst, NJ where he served as Command Duty Officer with access to top secret classified information. The FBI requested that he take on a secret undercover assignment in 1977 as a double agent in addition to his regular duties which resulted in one of the FBI’S most famous cases, “Operation Lemona de.” Lindberg’s courageous infiltration of a Soviet spy ring operating in the United Nations resulted in the arrest and conviction of two spies and the subsequent swap of the spies for five Soviet dissidents. In recognition of his leading role in “Operation Lemonade,” he received the Legion of Merit, the highest award given in peacetime to a military person, from President Jimmy Carter. Over 200,000 Russian political prisoners were released from Soviet gulags as the result of Lindberg’s bravery. He went on to have a successful second career as an executive with Jersey Central Power & Light Co. in NJ for 15 years. The recipient of numerous awards for his ongoing civic and volunteer leadership, Lindberg received the Soviet Jewry Freedom Award from the Russian Jewish Community of Massachusetts in 2010 in recognition of his role in giving so many their freedom. As a resident of Sun City Anthem, Lindberg served as Vice President of the Homeowners Association, Producer of the SCA-TV show, “Freedom is Not Free” and as President of the Veterans Club. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Patricia Clyne Lindberg, his daughter Heather Leigh Clyne, son-inlaw Owen Thomas Martin Jones, granddaughter Zelia Daisy Clyne Jones, all of Hereford, England, Richard Freda, sonin-law, and grandchildren Annika Freda and Austen Freda of Ladera Ranch, CA. A Celebration of Arthur Lindberg’s life will be scheduled for a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Arthur Lindberg’s name are requested to St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation, 3001 St. Rose Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89052.