Mike Kanze wrote:
Bunker Hill was put back into service between Sept 1945 and January 1946 as a unit of TG 16.2 returning veterans from the PTO

Point taken. However OPERATION MAGIC CARPET duty was a far cry from the demands of even normal peacetime operations. You don't need much material refurbishment to bring redundant forces home.

However repairs didn't stop when the war ended. According to the a/c
allocation list of 7 SEP 1945, CVG-13 was assigned to Bunker Hill, and
they were working up preparing for deployment. Had the war continued I
don't think there's any doubt she would have been part of TF38 / 58 for
the final push on Japan.

MW