ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, nˈiːldz dʒˈɔɪnd ˈʌðɚ jˈuːnɪts ʌv dˈɛs dˈɪvz θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ænd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ɪn hˈʌntɚkˈɪlɚɹ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz ˌaʊɾəv kˈæskoʊ bˈeɪ, mˈeɪn.
In March 1944, Nields joined other units of DesDivs 31 and 32 in hunter-killer exercises out of Casco Bay, Maine.