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Pvt Lidsky and the men of E Company had dug foxholes and established their positions while holding a bridgehead on the east bank of the Moselle river, in the vicinity of Sainte Catherine Farm. A German counterattack was launched and it was during a heavy artillery shelling of the bridgehead that Pvt Lidsky, who was alone in his foxhole in an advanced position, was fatally wounded.

It was shortly after a letup in Germany artillery fire that the platoon sergeant crawled forward to check on his men. He found Pvt Lidsky alive but fatally wounded. Shell fragments were embedded in the lower chest and abdomen. Pvt Lidsky spoke a few words and lapsed into unconsciousness. The sergeant rendered whatever first aid was possible and left to check on the other men.

Later the order to abandon the bridgehead was given and the sergeant once again entered Pvt Lidsky’s foxhole and discovered he had been dead for several hours. As there was neither time nor facilities to recover the dead, Pvt Lidsky and all others who were killed were left in the places where they died. The Germans took control of the area and it was not known what disposition they made of the remains.
Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Pvt Herman H. Lidsky were accounted for in 1989. His name remains permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Lorraine American Cemetery.

Pvt Lidsky was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on 27 October 1994.