Who is Captain Benjamin Franklin from MASH and what is their importance? H._Richard_Hornberger English & Literature Captain Benjamin Franklin | MASH

Famously portrayed in the television series by Alan Alda, the Hawkeye of Mash the Novel is considerably different, but does possess some similarities to the television character. Hawkeye is born and raised in Crabapple Cove, Maine and the son of Dr. Daniel "Big Benjy" Pierce. He goes to Androscroggin College and plays football, where, it turns out, he intercepts a pass from the man he will later come to know as Trapper John McIntyre. Once he leaves his Boston residency, he is drafted by the U.S. Army Medical Corps and brought to the 4077th.