On 1 July, the high-speed transport sailed from Okinawa, screening to Saipan, where the pair arrived on 5 July. From there, "Bunch" continued on alone via Eniwetok and Hawaii to the west coast of the United States. She made port at Oceanside, California, on 24 July and disembarked UDT-21 and its gear there. She then shifted berths to begin an overhaul at the Standard Shipbuilding yard in San Pedro. She was just finishing those repairs in mid-August when the war with Japan ended.