ɐsˈaɪnd tʊ ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən dˈuːɾi, nˈiːldz dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd həwˈaɪiː ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈɔːɡəst, ʃˈeɪpɪŋ ɐ kˈoːɹs fɔːɹ ɛnˈɪwɪtˌɑːk, ɪnðə mˈɑːɹʃəlz, ænd sˈeɪpæn, ɪnðə mˌæɹiˈɑːnəz; ʃiː pˈɪkt ˌʌp æt ðə lˈæɾɚ plˈeɪs ænd ɛskˈɔːɹɾᵻd hɜː tʊ ˌɑːkɪnˈɑːwə, wˌɛɹ nˈiːldz dʒˈɔɪnd dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ skwˈɑːdɹən twˈɛlv æt bˈʌknɚ bˈeɪ.
Assigned to occupation duty, Nields departed Hawaii on 21 August, shaping a course for Eniwetok, in the Marshalls, and Saipan, in the Marianas; she picked up  at the latter place and escorted her to Okinawa, where Nields joined Destroyer Squadron 12 at Buckner Bay.