Edgar was married to Mary, and ran a grocery store in Dalton, GA at the time of his registration for the draft for WW II. He enlisted in the US ARMY in 1944.
PFC US ARMY WW II
Sources
*"Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QC-H2ZZ : accessed 3 October 2017), Edgar Aaron Long, 1940-1942; citing Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 005421300.
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMVY-NLC : 5 December 2014), Edgar A Long, enlisted 29 Jan 1944, Ft Mcpherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSRK-JJZ : 20 May 2014), Edgar Long, Apr 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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