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The movie "MASH" is based on the Korean War 1950-1953. However, it was produced during the Vietnam War, and the attitudes and actions of the "MASH" characters were reflecting Vietnam, and NOT Korea. The US Women portrayed in the film "MASH" are the historically correct duties fulfulled by US Women in the Vietnam War...as was in WWI, WWII, Korea, and the Vietnam War, women volunteered for the military. Out of the Eight US Military women killed in Vietnam, only one was killed by enemy fire. She was a 1st Lieutenant in the medical corps, and died when an incoming communist rocket struck her building. Two US military women died in jeep and helicopter accidents, and five died in a C-5 Galaxy Air Force plane in 1975. The transport accidently crashed during take off, in an operation that has been referred to as the "baby lift" as it was composed of mostly children, which occurred during the evacuation of South Vietnam. The movie "MASH" is based on the Korean War 1950-1953. However, it was produced during the Vietnam War, and the attitudes and actions of the "MASH" characters were reflecting Vietnam, and NOT Korea. The US Women portrayed in the film "MASH" are the historically correct duties fulfulled by US Women in the Vietnam War...as was in WWI, WWII, Korea, and the Vietnam War, women volunteered for the military. Out of the Eight US military women killed in Vietnam, only one was killed by enemy fire. She was a 1st Lieutenant in the medical corps, and died when an incoming communist rocket struck her building. Two US military women died in jeep and helicopter accidents, and five died in a C-5 Galaxy Air Force plane in 1975. The transport accidently crashed during take off, in an operation that has been referred to as the "baby lift" as it was composed of mostly children, which occurred during the evacuation of South Vietnam.
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Were women drafted during world war 2?
No
How many women were drafted into military service during World War 1?
Women were, and are never DRAFTED. only men.
Who could not be drafted into World War 2?
children
Did the women from World War 2 have a choice of the jobs they did?
Women were not drafted into service because of WWII in any country. They could apply for any war-time job they wanted as long as they had whatever skills were required for it.
How many men volentarily enlisted for England during World War 1?
In World War II 300 million British men were drafted. 800,000 children were drafted, and 80 million pregnant women were drafted, but only 79 million pregnant women actually fought in the war.
Did women get drafted as well as men in the World War 2 draft?
In the U.S., women were not subject to conscription. Men between the ages of 18 and 45 were eligible to be drafted.
Could farmers be drafted in World War 2?
Yes, unless the farmer could show significant hardship would be caused by being drafted.
Could women fight in world war 1?
no
What was Soldiers in World War 2?
Soldiers were service men and women who enlisted or were drafted into the armed forces of the various countries involved.
Did more Americans get drafted or volunteer during World War 2?
Drafted.
Could you be twenty nine and get drafted to the Vietnam war?
I believe they drafted to the age of 32
Which organization provided women a chance to contribute to the war effort during World War 2?
The Women's Army Corps was a place where women could serve during World War II.
