That same day, "Bunch" received her orders for the scheduled capture of Ie Shima. On the 11th, she rejoined "Panamint" to deliver the TG 52.11 staff to confer on the Ie Shima operation and then reembarked UDT-21. Preparations for the Ie Shima mission continued on the 12th, but "Bunch" finally set out for the objective early on the 13th. Between 0830 and 1100 on the 13th, UDT 21 carried out its reconnaissance of the beach and returned on board "Bunch", reporting having met only small arms fire in the course of their work. After yet another conference on board "Panamint" that night, "Bunch" returned to Ie Shima the next morning, and UDT-21 resumed its pre-invasion work. That night, the warship retired to Okinawa, and another conference, that time on board "Eldorado".