None of the actors actually served in the Korean War, but two of them served with the US Army in Korea after the Korean War. This was Alan Alda, who played Hawkeye pierce, and Jamie Farr, who played Max Klinger. The dog tags Klinger wore during the show were really his own.
The characters on the show are all in Korea, as for the actors that's a different story.
The Korean War took place from 1950 to 1953. The MASH TV show did not debut until 1972, a lot of the actors in the show were teenagers during the Korean War. However, reagarding who of the cast members served in the real Korean War, that's another question. None of the actors actually served in the Korean War, but two of them with the US army in Korea after the Korean War. This was Alan Alda, who played Hawkeye pierce, and Jamie Farr, who played Max Klinger. The dog tags Klinger wore during the show were really his own.
Two of the cast members, Jamie Farr (Klinger) and Alan Alda (Hawkeye Pierce), served in the U.S. Army in Korea in the 1950s after the Korean War. The dog tags Farr wears on the show are his actual dog tags. Farr served as part of a USO tour with Red Skelton.
Jamie Farr who played Corprel Max Q Klinger
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The Korean War (1950-1953)
The Korean War (1950-1953)
No, it was about the Korean war but was filmed in 1970 during Vietnam.
"Mash" was based on a medical unit in the Korean War. It was also a Hollywood movie.
they saved people . 97% of people that went into a mash unit survived .
The Korean War (1950-1953)
The Korean War (1950-1953)
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No, it was about the Korean war but was filmed in 1970 during Vietnam.
Jammie Farr. But it was during peace time only and not during the Korean war.
"Mash" was based on a medical unit in the Korean War. It was also a Hollywood movie.
they saved people . 97% of people that went into a mash unit survived .
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Mobile army surgical hospital
The statue represents the US Military Nurses that served in the Vietnam War. The roles of women during the Vietnam War, were the same as portrayed during the Korean War (see films: MASH), WWII, and World War I.
Approximately 1,789,000 US Servicemen served in the Korean War.