dɪtˈætʃt fɹʌmðə fˈɪfθ flˈiːt, nˈiːldz sˈeɪld fɚðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ɪn kˈʌmpəni wɪð dˈɛs ɹˈɑːn twˈɛlv, ænd ɚɹˈaɪvd æt sˌæn dɪˈeɪɡoʊ ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn noʊvˈɛmbɚ.
Detached from the 5th Fleet, Nields sailed for the United States on 31 October 1945 in company with DesRon 12, and arrived at San Diego on 21 November.