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'''Brigadier General Charlie Hammond '''was the head of the Army Medical Forces in the Far East, Seoul sector in both the 1970 film [[MASH (film)|M*A*S*H*]] and the CBS-TV series [[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]. In the film, General Hammond coordinates an intermural football game between the MASH surgeons and a team which he assembled of medics and surgeons that worked at a nearby evac hospital which was under his command. In the [["Pilot" (TV series episode)|Pilot]] episode, Gen. Hammond visits the 4077th with Colonel Blake (McLean Stevenson) to observe the command when he and Col. Blake happen to catch the surgeons throwing a party in the mess tent and offering the intimate favors of [[Lieutenant "Dish" Schneider|Lt. Dish]] in a raffle while there's a lull in the fighting action; he then threatens to court martial Hawkeye and Trapper until he observes and assists them in a long surgery strech when the wounded once again arrive. In both the original film and the television series, Gen. Hammond was played by character actor [[G. Wood]], who appear in two more episodes in the first season, [[To Market, to Market (TV series episode)|To Market, to Market]] and [[Henry Please Come Home (TV series episode)|Henry Please Come Home]] before being dropped from the series storyline altogether.
'''Brigadier General Charlie Hammond '''was the head of the Army Medical Forces in the Far East, Seoul sector in both the
 
1970 film [[MASH (film)|M*A*S*H*]] and the CBS-TV series [[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]. In the film, General Hammond coordinates an intermural football game between the MASH surgeons and a team which he assembled of medics and surgeons that worked at a nearby evac hospital which was under his command. In the M*A*S*H TV show pilot episode, titled ''[["Pilot" (TV series episode)|"Pilot"]]'' (Season 1, episonde #1, 1972) Gen. Hammond visits the 4077th with Colonel Blake (McLean Stevenson) to observe the command when he and Col. Blake happen to catch the surgeons throwing a party in the mess tent and offering the intimate favors of [[Lieutenant "Dish" Schneider|Lt. Dish]] ([[Karen Philipp]]) in a raffle while there's a lull in the fighting action; he then threatens to court martial Hawkeye and Trapper until he observes and assists them in a long surgery strech when the wounded once again arrive. In both the original film and the television series, Gen. Hammond was played by character actor [[G. Wood]], who appear in two more episodes in the first season, ''[[To Market, to Market (TV series episode)|"To Market, to Market"]]'' (Season 1, episonde #2) and ''"[[Henry Please Come Home (TV series episode)|Henry Please Come Home]]"'' (Season 1, episonde #9) before being dropped from the series storyline altogether.
 
 
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Brig. Gen. Charles Hammond
G. Wood
G. Wood played General Hammond in both the 1970 film version and the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H.
M*A*S*H character
Vital information
Rank: Brigadier General (O-7), U.S. Army Medical Command, Seoul, Korea sector
Job/Role in Unit: High ranking General who visits the 4077th M*A*S*H
Home: ????
Hair Color: Brown, Balding
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Family/Personal Information
Born: 1890-1900 (?)
Birthplace: ????
Spouse(s): Single
Relatives/Children: Not Mentioned
Appearances
First appeared in: "Pilot" (Season 1)
Last appeared in: "Henry, Please Come Home" (Season 1)
Appeared on/or in: M*A*S*H in three appearances/MASH (film)
Played by: G. Wood

Brigadier General Charlie Hammond was the head of the Army Medical Forces in the Far East, Seoul sector in both the 1970 film M*A*S*H* and the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H. In the film, General Hammond coordinates an intermural football game between the MASH surgeons and a team which he assembled of medics and surgeons that worked at a nearby evac hospital which was under his command. In the Pilot episode, Gen. Hammond visits the 4077th with Colonel Blake (McLean Stevenson) to observe the command when he and Col. Blake happen to catch the surgeons throwing a party in the mess tent and offering the intimate favors of Lt. Dish in a raffle while there's a lull in the fighting action; he then threatens to court martial Hawkeye and Trapper until he observes and assists them in a long surgery strech when the wounded once again arrive. In both the original film and the television series, Gen. Hammond was played by character actor G. Wood, who appear in two more episodes in the first season, To Market, to Market and Henry Please Come Home before being dropped from the series storyline altogether.