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 (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital canonical | 8 |
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.
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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
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fictional military unit ⓘ television setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
M*A*S*H (TV series)
NERFINISHED
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MASH (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ MASH (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | U.S. Army Mobile Army Surgical Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Colonel Sherman T. Potter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fictionalUniverse | M*A*S*H franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Emerson Winchester III NERFINISHED ⓘ Father Mulcahy NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxwell Q. Klinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Radar O'Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman T. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Trapper John McIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnitType | field hospital ⓘ |
| location | near the front lines in Korea ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of medical care during the Korean War
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use of dark humor and satire ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | located in Uijeongbu region of Korea (TV continuity implication) ⓘ |
| role |
combat support hospital
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mobile army surgical hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOf |
M*A*S*H (TV series)
NERFINISHED
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MASH (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ MASH (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war sentiment
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human cost of war ⓘ |
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Instruction
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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 (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Margaret Houlihan
subject surface form:
Margaret Houlihan