Henry Dallas Linscott (September 3, 1894 – October 17, 1973) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant general.

After graduation from college, Linscott lived and worked in Texas for a period of time before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps on May 9, 1917.

He was commissioned second lieutenant on the same date and posted to the 29th Company, 4th Provisional Regiment, and spent next four months in training at the Marine Barracks in Quantico, Virginia.

Linscott sailed with his regiment for his first expeditionary duty to Santo Domingo in November 1917, having been promoted to first lieutenant, and took part in the skirmishes with the rebel forces under the command of Ramón Natera.

Linscott was later transferred to command 60th Company, 3rd Battalion in Puerto Cabezas and finally was attached to 2nd Brigade Headquarters under Brigadier General Logan Feland in Managua.

[1] Linscott was appointed Operations and training officer on the staff of Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet under Major General Holland Smith and promoted to the rank of colonel in October 1941.

[3][4][5] His official citation reads: For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the Government of the United States while serving as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Commander, Amphibious Forces, South Pacific from August, 1942, to July, 1943, and as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Commander, Third Amphibious Force, from July, 1943, to March, 1944, Colonel Linscott was awarded the Legion of Merit and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit.

Despite frequent Japanese air attacks and bombardments by hostile shore batteries, he carried out his highly important assignments under the most difficult conditions, thereby contributing in a large measure to the success of our forces in that vital area.

He continued in this capacity when Admiral Forrest Sherman took over from Denfeld and following a promotion to the rank of major general in July 1951, he was appointed director of the Landing Force Development Center at Quantico.

Linscott died on October 17, 1973, in Alameda in California and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, alongside a daughter who predeceased him.