ˌʌp tə ðɪ æmfˈɪbiəs ɐsˈɔlt ˌɔn sˈʌðɚn fɹˈæns, nˈiːldz wʌz ɛmplˈɔɪd ˌɔn nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkənɪtˈæliən ˈɛskɔːɹt mˈɪʃənz ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv ˈælaɪd ɡɹˈaʊnd fˈoːɹsᵻz pˈʊʃɪŋ nˈɔːɹθ fɹʌm sɐlˈɛɹnoʊ, kəndˈʌktɪŋ pɐtɹˈoʊl ænd ˈɛskɔːɹt dˈuːɾi ˈɔf ˈænzɪˌoʊ ænd sˌɪvɪtˈeɪvksiə, ˈɪɾəli.
Up to the amphibious assault on southern France, Nields was employed on North African-Italian escort missions in support of Allied ground forces pushing north from Salerno, conducting patrol and escort duty off Anzio and Civitaveccia, Italy.