Telephone Company Employee
Petaluma Argus-Courier, Petaluma, California, Friday, March 13, 1998
Burton Long, a three-year resident of Petaluma, died March 6, 1998 in Petaluma. He was 69.
Mr. Long was born August 26, 1928 in Casper, Wyoming. He graduated from Burbank High School in Burbank, California, then joined the United States Navy. He was assigned to the U.S.S. Henderson as a member of Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s South Pole expedition, which was known as “Operation High Jump.”
Mr. Long retired from Pacific Bell in Chico in 1983 after 28 years of service. He lived in northern California for many years, mostly in the Paradise, Chico, Corning and Los Molinos areas.
He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He was a resident of Petaluma for the past three years.
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