He returned to Rosebud, Fall County, Texas as a general practitioner for three years, then became a resident at Baylor University Medical Center from 1939 to 1943. He also served as an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicen from 1939 to 1942, and was a member of the hospital staff from 1943 until 1878.
Sebastian served as an US Army major in the Baylor Medical Unit, 56th Evacuation Hosptial during World War II. The Unit received commendations for heroic work under almost daily artillery fire for more than ten weeks on the Anzio beachhead in Italy. The field hospital whose normal capacity was 750 beds, handled 1129 patients in a single day and as many as 100 operations. During the first six weeks at Anzio, the hospital's surgical team averaged 67 operations daily.
He married Helen Eudora Hockenhull of Clovis, New Mexico, a daughter of the former governor of New Mexico, Andrew W. Hockenhull.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; a son Michael Sebastian, three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Staton, Mrs. Paul Leube and Mrs. Dora Alexander; three brothers, A. J. Sebastian, Kirk Sebastian and Clayton Sebastian and two grandchildren.
He returned to Rosebud, Fall County, Texas as a general practitioner for three years, then became a resident at Baylor University Medical Center from 1939 to 1943. He also served as an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicen from 1939 to 1942, and was a member of the hospital staff from 1943 until 1878.
Sebastian served as an US Army major in the Baylor Medical Unit, 56th Evacuation Hosptial during World War II. The Unit received commendations for heroic work under almost daily artillery fire for more than ten weeks on the Anzio beachhead in Italy. The field hospital whose normal capacity was 750 beds, handled 1129 patients in a single day and as many as 100 operations. During the first six weeks at Anzio, the hospital's surgical team averaged 67 operations daily.
He married Helen Eudora Hockenhull of Clovis, New Mexico, a daughter of the former governor of New Mexico, Andrew W. Hockenhull.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; a son Michael Sebastian, three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Staton, Mrs. Paul Leube and Mrs. Dora Alexander; three brothers, A. J. Sebastian, Kirk Sebastian and Clayton Sebastian and two grandchildren.
Family Members
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Edna Eudora "Dora" Sebastian Alexander
1888–1982
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Hattie Lou Sebastian Bogan
1889–1925
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Henry Grady Sebastian Sr
1890–1974
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Kuykendall Sebastian
1891–1981
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William Athrell "Bill" Sebastian Sr
1893–1964
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Ina Mae Sebastian Staton
1896–1990
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Eddy Loyd Sebastian
1898–1964
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Andrew Justus Sebastian
1899–1994
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Arlin Clayton Sebastian Sr
1902–1989
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Dr Martin Luther "M. L." Sebastian
1905–1979
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Lula Lee "Lou" Sebastian Leube
1908–2004
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