No. It was based on the MASH unit 8055.
Answer 1There were seven MASH units in the Korean War:8054th Evacuation Hospital
8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (this was the unit the author of MASH was assigned to)
8063rd Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (this unit was mentioned frequently on the TV show MASH)
8076th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
8209th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
8225th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
8228th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Answer 2
Actually there was a mash 4077 and the tv show was based on, but after the tv show came out the unit was getting to much static and publicity so they changes the name to the 43rd mash. The motto really was "best care anywhere".
Answer 3
The author of the book and resulting TV series was assigned to the 8055th MASH on which he based the fictitious 4077th MASH.
Yes
No, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) was a fictional unit depicted in the TV series "MAS*H." The show, set during the Korean War, was loosely based on the experiences of real-life MASH units, but there was no specific 4077th MASH in Korea.
The address of the Plymouth Guild Inc is: Po Box 4077, Plymouth, MA 02361-4077
From July 1, 1951 for 15 months the 8055th MASH was located near Uijongbu and the Han River area.
No, MASH was filmed in California
MASH means Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
MASH stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. "4077" was its unit number.
Korea
Yes
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Across the street from the 4077
The MASH 4077 (or as Colonel Potter said it "4 0 double-7") was in Uijeongbu, South Korea during the Korean War. It was noted time and time again that the 4077 was only 3 miles from the front
Jill Edwards
She never was
The television show was filmed in California.
The name of the tent is The Swamp
Not all of the story is true.
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (The actual MASH units in Korea were the 8054th, 8055th, 8063d, 8076th, 8209th, 8225th and 8228th.)