Seeking whereabouts of Edward Ferdinand Kutchey

I'm having trouble finding him in 1940 census but he was in the Navy according to the 1930 census and lived in Washington State at that time. Also, he was a prisoner of war during WW2. The below records are on familysearch.org. You need an account but it is free.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-S661

1930 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3V-XTF

He may have been on a Naval base in 1940 possibly Pearl Harbor(?) since he was fighting in the Pacific.

Don't know if this helps or if you already had this information.

Good luck,

Henry

Dear Mr. Kutchey,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 1/1/1939 - 1/1/1949 in Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Record Group 24) and located a quarterly muster roll of the USS Napa (AT-32) that covers October 1940 through December 1940.  Edward F Kutchey is listed as a crew member of the USS Napa (AT-32).  He is also listed as a crew member in the muster rolls for the preceding quarter (July - September 1940) and the following quarter (January - March, 1941).  There are no indications that he transferred to any other ships or stations at any time during these months. The muster rolls for October 1940 through December 1940 have not been scanned and are not available on Ancestry, Fold3 or through the National Archives Catalog. For access to and/or copies of these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.  Please include in your email a link to this message stating that these months were omitted when the muster rolls were digitized, but are included on the microfilm.

Should you be interested in learning more about these movements of the USS Napa during these months, please see the information in the reply to your previous question for instructions about requesting the deck logs of the ship.  The previous reply also includes instructions for requesting his U.S. Navy Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). 

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!

Dear Mr. Kutchey,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

According to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), an invoice for his OMPF was sent by postal mail yesterday.  Since this is being sent internationally, it will probably take longer to get to you and then back to NPRC. Please respond as soon as you receive the invoice.  Although this case is being serviced by NPRC, the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL) may assist you if you have questions after you receive the invoice.  RL-SL may be reached via email at stl.archives@nara.gov. 

Since the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) also received your request about the unscanned muster rolls of the USS Napa (AT-32) for October - December 1940, RDT2 will respond to you.

We hope this information is helpful!

Sincerely,

Holly Rivet