LIFE Photos of a real MASH in Korea

John Szalay

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Apr 12, 2010, 3:56:40 PM4/12/10

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I know that this group is supposed to be about the TV series however..
(I do not work for Google, LIFE or any other group involved in the
photos) (nor am I a shill)

Recently Google has started hosting photos from the LIFE magazine photo
archives, there are 2 million photos already on line and 8 million
yet to be processed. I have been researching various subjects and
stumbled onto these images. a REAL 8063rd MASH
the photos were taken in 1952 for LIFE there are many images of the
unit, the tents, the operating room, POW compound, the evac train
the helicopters, the wounded.The MP's
Here are a few links to some of the more notable.. there are hundreds
of images in the photo set..

(real MASH in real life Korea 1952) (8063rd MASH)
(This is part of the evac train photo set)
Korean War
Date taken: 1952
Photographer: Michael Rougier

Korean War
Date taken: 1952
Photographer: Michael Rougier

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/262fc048eff550fd_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/d48d2c0d0a7c8efb_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/509aac78b5c00944_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/b5d7de37e154c697_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/d050e0062c6d48e8_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/a1cb5713ff3fd6c3_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/dacf26782288acd4_large

Captain Infinity

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Apr 12, 2010, 6:41:07 PM4/12/10

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Once Upon A Time,
John Szalay wrote:

>Recently Google has started hosting photos from the LIFE magazine photo
>archives, there are 2 million photos already on line and 8 million
>yet to be processed. I have been researching various subjects and
>stumbled onto these images. a REAL 8063rd MASH
>the photos were taken in 1952 for LIFE there are many images of the
>unit, the tents, the operating room, POW compound, the evac train
>the helicopters, the wounded.The MP's
>Here are a few links to some of the more notable.. there are hundreds
>of images in the photo set..

Fascinating, thanks for posting that.

**
Captain Infinity

Stormin Mormon

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Apr 12, 2010, 7:10:27 PM4/12/10

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That's fascinating viewing. Is there a link to the dirctory,
maybe?

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John Szalay

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Apr 12, 2010, 7:53:24 PM4/12/10

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"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> That's fascinating viewing. Is there a link to the dirctory,
> maybe?
>

Yes BUT there are several hundred images you have to sort though.
I can give you a couple of links to start.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&tbs=isch:1
&q=korean+war+source:life&sa=N&start=20&ndsp=20

Photographer was named Michael Rougier and the 1952 images are the MASH
photos.
the 1951 images are not the ones you want.

Be warned , there are very gruesome image in those sets..

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1
&q=Michael+Rougier++source%
3Alife&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&start=0

===================================================================
OH there are about 22 images of the TV show mash as well

http://images.google.com/images?sa=4&imgc=&imgsz=&q=mash++source%3Alife

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=mash++source%
3Alife&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&start=0

======================================================================

And I JUST found some images of the real 8225th MASH

Personnel of 8225th M.A.S.H. (Mobile Army Sugical Hospital) posing in
front of grounded helicopter & ambulance w. some of their equipment
before assembling HQ during Korean War.
Location: Korea (North)
Date taken: October 14, 1951

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/dff9152b05e5890f_large

Operation being performed on wounded soldier at 8209th M.A.S.H. (Mobile
Army Surgical Hospital), 20 miles from front lines, during Korean War.
Location: Korea (North)
Date taken: August 04, 1952
Photographer: Feldman

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/7305e4ba7a3fa776_large

Seriously wounded soldier of 116th Engineers getting set up by surgical
staff before his operation at 121st Evacuation Hospital nr. front during
Korean War.
Location: Yongdong-Pu, Korea (South)
Date taken: August 17, 1951

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/916700d6a79adf40_large

John Szalay

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Apr 12, 2010, 7:59:59 PM4/12/10

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"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in news:hq09ei
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> That's fascinating viewing. Is there a link to the dirctory,
> maybe?
>

The MASH cast images appear to have been taken on the set
of "the Time Capsule" episode (1983)

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/a5a783624a449497_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/101e322f5640bdf1_large

and If you use the actors names as a search topic, you get many more photos
of them in and out of charactor.

George

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Apr 12, 2010, 8:05:34 PM4/12/10

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Those are some awesome pics, with actual wounded too. Thanks for posting.
I didn't see a guy in a dress or any 70s style haircuts, but other than
that, the show did a pretty good job getting the overall look down.

Eddie

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Apr 12, 2010, 8:39:28 PM4/12/10

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> Those are some awesome pics, with actual wounded too. Thanks for posting.
> I didn't see a guy in a dress or any 70s style haircuts, but other than
> that, the show did a pretty good job getting the overall look down.

The guy is the 1st pic looks like Captain Casey / Sergeant Schwartz.

John Szalay

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Apr 12, 2010, 8:53:14 PM4/12/10

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George <ge...@shaw.ca> wrote in news:izOwn.28544$kj3....@newsfe08.iad:

Yep these are real people in a real war, in a real MASH
it does look as though the TV show did get it pretty close..

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/38397319c5129810_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/85faaae0886d7417_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ddc5e5279de95368_landing
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/70ace59b2e4ee551_large

and two different types of helicopter.

the serial number on this one.
according the records was written off in 1950
and apparently rebuilt with an updated serial
to continue flying..
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/c86435c375578e41_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/a7a6473b34e7ec36_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/921eaa7bb989d990_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/b535294ae38dae3e_large

John Szalay

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Apr 12, 2010, 8:59:09 PM4/12/10

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"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in news:hq09ei
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> That's fascinating viewing. Is there a link to the dirctory,
> maybe?
>

the LIFE archive right now have 2 million photos, many are mislabeled
misplaced or not labeled at all. so you have to search.

I found this image set by researching ambulance trains.
the 8063rd sign did,nt show up until I had already gone through
about 150 images.

the 1983 cast photos did,nt show until I had gone to the 20th page..
the more I look , the more I find...

Stormin Mormon

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Apr 12, 2010, 9:38:06 PM4/12/10

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www.tinyurl.com is a help. Your usenet or mine, can't be
sure. But the links come through broken.

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John Szalay

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Apr 12, 2010, 10:03:20 PM4/12/10

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"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in news:hq0i0a
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> www.tinyurl.com is a help. Your usenet or mine, can't be
> sure. But the links come through broken.
>

sorry
will rework them shortly.

John Szalay

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Apr 12, 2010, 10:13:37 PM4/12/10

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"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in news:hq0i0a
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> www.tinyurl.com is a help. Your usenet or mine, can't be
> sure. But the links come through broken.
>

Must be yours , cause mine works. but I'll repost it.
(BTW: I use Xnews as a news reader. works great..)

http://tinyurl.com/y56ucpx

for

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&tbs=isch:1
&q=korean+war+source:life&sa=N&start=20&ndsp=20

http://tinyurl.com/y2963n3

for

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1
&q=Michael+Rougier++source%
3Alife&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&start=0

George

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Apr 13, 2010, 8:18:35 PM4/13/10

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Eddie, I was thinking the very same thing, isn't that Captain Casey, well
Schwartz actually.

John Szalay

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Apr 13, 2010, 9:17:27 PM4/13/10

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George <ge...@shaw.ca> wrote in news:vR7xn.102406$mn6....@newsfe07.iad:

>
>> The guy is the 1st pic looks like Captain Casey / Sergeant Schwartz.
>
> Eddie, I was thinking the very same thing, isn't that Captain Casey,
> well Schwartz actually.
>

If you go through the whole set of photographs , he is in atleast 3
first is coming out the doors of the ward, then a little further out and
then he,s standing next to the helicopter, while the rest load the litter
into the pod..

1 http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/5edd4a3360cb7c05_large
2 http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/829d26b047ef1be2_large
3 http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/874896f106a914ae_large

remember these were all taken 1952

Korean War
Date taken: 1952
Photographer: Michael Rougier

FYI: there appears to be a color photo of him here

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/05/23/jsanderson_mash/

image 6

David Townsend

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Apr 14, 2010, 8:04:53 AM4/14/10

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We had that episode today on Channel 7 in Sydney, Aust. Klinger in his
wedding dress, Frank getting drunk after an argument with Hot Lips...

John Szalay

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Apr 14, 2010, 10:42:45 AM4/14/10

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David Townsend <davidmt...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in
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>>>
>>>
>>> The guy is the 1st pic looks like Captain Casey / Sergeant Schwartz.
>>
>> Eddie, I was thinking the very same thing, isn't that Captain Casey,
>> well Schwartz actually.
>
>
> We had that episode today on Channel 7 in Sydney, Aust. Klinger in his
> wedding dress, Frank getting drunk after an argument with Hot Lips...

AND If I am not mistaken, the Casey/Schwartz episode was inspired by the
real life Fred Demara (The Great Impostor)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Waldo_Demara

markw...@rocketmail.com

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Jan 17, 2019, 9:53:55 AM1/17/19

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thanks for posting big mash fan, Cali does favor the way Korea looks wow, so strange.