4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
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The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is the fictional Korean War field hospital that serves as the primary setting for the television series M*A*S*H, where surgeons like Hawkeye Pierce treat wounded soldiers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital canonical | 27 |
| 4077th MASH operating room | 1 |
| mobile army surgical hospital | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10339069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Context triple: [Hawkeye Pierce, unit, 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]
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A.
47th Combat Support Hospital
The 47th Combat Support Hospital is a U.S. Army medical unit that provides deployable, large-scale hospitalization and comprehensive medical support to military forces during operations.
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B.
DeWitt Army Community Hospital
DeWitt Army Community Hospital is a U.S. Army medical treatment facility located at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, providing healthcare services to military personnel, their families, and eligible beneficiaries.
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C.
62nd Medical Brigade
The 62nd Medical Brigade is a U.S. Army medical unit that provides comprehensive medical support and health service operations for military forces, headquartered at Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington.
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D.
Manning Base Hospital
Manning Base Hospital is a major public regional hospital serving Taree and the surrounding Mid North Coast area of New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is a major U.S. military hospital in Germany that serves as the primary treatment and evacuation center for American and allied forces in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Target entity description: The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is the fictional Korean War field hospital that serves as the primary setting for the television series M*A*S*H, where surgeons like Hawkeye Pierce treat wounded soldiers.
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A.
47th Combat Support Hospital
The 47th Combat Support Hospital is a U.S. Army medical unit that provides deployable, large-scale hospitalization and comprehensive medical support to military forces during operations.
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B.
DeWitt Army Community Hospital
DeWitt Army Community Hospital is a U.S. Army medical treatment facility located at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, providing healthcare services to military personnel, their families, and eligible beneficiaries.
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C.
62nd Medical Brigade
The 62nd Medical Brigade is a U.S. Army medical unit that provides comprehensive medical support and health service operations for military forces, headquartered at Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington.
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D.
Manning Base Hospital
Manning Base Hospital is a major public regional hospital serving Taree and the surrounding Mid North Coast area of New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is a major U.S. military hospital in Germany that serves as the primary treatment and evacuation center for American and allied forces in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional hospital
ⓘ
fictional military unit ⓘ television setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
M*A*S*H (TV series)
ⓘ
MASH (1970 film) ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
MASH (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
|
| basedOn |
U.S. Army Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
ⓘ
linked to:
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
|
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Colonel Sherman T. Potter
ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalUniverse |
M*A*S*H franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
M*A*S*H (TV series)
|
| function | treatment of wounded soldiers ⓘ |
| genreContext | war comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
mess tent
ⓘ
officers' club ⓘ operating room ⓘ post-operative ward ⓘ swamp (surgeons' tent) ⓘ |
| hasMember |
B.J. Hunnicutt
ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce ⓘ Charles Emerson Winchester III ⓘ Father Mulcahy ⓘ Frank Burns ⓘ Henry Blake ⓘ Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan ⓘ Maxwell Q. Klinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Radar O'Reilly ⓘ Sherman T. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Trapper John McIntyre ⓘ |
| hasUnitType | field hospital ⓘ |
| location | near the front lines in Korea ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of medical care during the Korean War
ⓘ
use of dark humor and satire ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | located in Uijeongbu region of Korea (TV continuity implication) ⓘ |
| role |
combat support hospital
ⓘ
mobile army surgical hospital ⓘ
linked to:
4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
|
| settingOf |
M*A*S*H (TV series)
ⓘ
MASH (1970 film) ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
MASH (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
|
| theme |
anti-war sentiment
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human cost of war ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Description of subject: The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is the fictional Korean War field hospital that serves as the primary setting for the television series M*A*S*H, where surgeons like Hawkeye Pierce treat wounded soldiers.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
subject linked to:
Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
subject linked to:
Benjamin
linked to: 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
subject linked to:
Trapper
linked to: 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
subject linked to:
Major Frank Burns from the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
subject linked to:
suffers hearing loss in series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"
subject linked to:
John
subject linked to:
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake