No, it was about the Korean War but was filmed in 1970 during Vietnam.
No, MASH was filmed in California
Mobile army surgical hospital
"Mash" was based on a medical unit in the Korean War. It was also a Hollywood movie.
The Korean War (1950-1953)
Transportation was exactly the same as it was in WW2. With the ADDED new machine, the helicopter. See films (movie: MASH starring Donald Sutherland, and TV Series MASH starring Alan Alda for what the Korean War vintage helicopter looked like: also known to civilians as the "whirlybird").
California
No, MASH was filmed in California
Mobile army surgical hospital
"Mash" was based on a medical unit in the Korean War. It was also a Hollywood movie.
1970
MASH was based on the actual 8055 MASH unit. There was said to be at least one black doctor in this unit during the Korean War
The television show was filmed in California.
The story of MASH 4077 was set down in a book MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker, who was a doctor of the first Korean MASH 8055 (later the 43rd Surgical Hospital). The Robert Altman movie and CBS television series were enhanced by further memories of other folks assigned to the 8055 and other Korean MASH units.
Although MASH was written by a Korean War veteran, and the movie/film series was about the Korean War...it was filmed and shown during the Vietnam War; and all of the sarcasim and sentiment was actually about Vietnam. As was stated by the cast during interviews. In reality, the Korean War medical units mirrored WW2 medical units; being only 5 years apart. Vietnam was nearly, in more than one case, as depicted in the MASH movie (starring Donald Sutherland) and the Television series (Starring Alan Alda).
No, the series was filmed entirely in California.
The CBS television series, M*A*S*H (1972-83) was filmed in two locations:Outdoor set built for the MASH movie at Malibu Creek Park in CaliforniaIndoor sound stage at Stage 9, 20th Century Fox studios.
Malibu Creek State Park