According to the documentary The Real M*A*S*H (2010), which was produced in 2010; the 4077th MASH unit was based on the actual 8055th Army MASH unit, which served in the Korean War. Various characters in the movie and TV show were real; including Margaret Houlihan; who was based on the Head Charge Nurse for the 8055th, Ruth Dickson. Hawkeye was based on author Richard Hornberger. Other characters were amalgamations of different people in the 8055th unit during the Korean War years.

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