Linscott Hall

Mr. Linscott Aldin "Scott" Hall, 86, of Fort Belvoir, Va., and formerly of Chevy Chase, died Thursday, Sept. 16.

He was the husband of Ann Eldredge Hall, whom he married in 1937.

Born in 1913, in McAlester, Okla., he was the son of the late May Schwab and William Linscott Hall.

He attended schools in St. Louis. He entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1933.

He served in the Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) in Hawaii, Maine and Massachusetts. He was an anti-aircraft officer on Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's staff in London and North Africa early in World War II. He commanded an anti-aircraft battalion attached to the First Armored Division during three Italian campaigns.

A career officer, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force after the war, and served in Air Force and Joint Armed Forces intelligence in Washington, Tokyo and Paris. His decorations include Army and Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts and foreign medals including the Order of the British Empire. He retired as a brigadier general in 1991.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Kathrine Laurie Terry of Keedysville and Robin Hansen of West Bath, Maine; a son, Linscott E. Hall of New Market; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Lt. Gen. William E. Hall.

Services will be Thursday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. at The Old Chapel in Fort Myers, Va. Interment will follow in Arlington Cemetery.

There will be no visitation.

Memorial donations may be made to American Red Cross, Washington County, 113 S. Prospect St., Hagerstown, Md. 21740.

Arrangements are by Demaines Funeral Home in Alexandria, Va.