 Upon completion of the overhaul on 20 August 1945, "Boxwood" resumed her net tending tasks, only to receive orders to begin removing the net defenses at Adak on the 21st.Assisted by "Buckthorn" and , "Boxwood" finished this work by 14 September.Boxwood sailed for Kodiak, Alaska, on 6 October and served there until 28 November when she was ordered to Dutch Harbor.