ˈæftɚɹ ɐ ɹˈaʊnd tɹˈɪp tə ɡwˈɑːm, ɛskˈɔːɹɾɪŋ kˈɑːnvɔɪ ˌoʊkˌeɪdʒˈiː sˈɛvən tə ðə mˌæɹiˈɑːnəz, nˈiːldz tˈʊk ɐn ˈæktɪv pˈɑːɹt ɪnðɪ ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ʌvðə rjˈuːkɪəs, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv tˈæsk fˈoːɹs fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð tˈæŋk lˈændɪŋ ʃˈɪps ˌɛlˌɛstˌiːˈɛs ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd wɪð jˈuːnɪts ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. tˈɛnθ ˈɑːɹmi ɪnðɪ ʌnᵻvˈɛntfəl dɪsˈɑːɹmɪŋ ʌv dʒˌæpənˈiːz pəzˈɪʃənz ˌɔn ˈaɪləndz ɪn təkˈɑːɹɹə ɡˈʌntoʊ ænd æmˈɑːmi ɡˈʌntoʊ.
After a round trip to Guam, escorting convoy OKG-7 to the Marianas, Nields took an active part in the occupation of the Ryukyus, as part of Task Force 53, along with tank landing ships (LSTs) engaged with units of the U.S. 10th Army in the uneventful disarming of Japanese positions on islands in Tokara Gunto and Amami Gunto.