Tommy Bryan Hosey Memorial HighwayOn February 4th, 2013, the Board of Supervisors in Jasper County, Mississippi, requested that the Mississippi Department of Transportation memorialized a portion of Highway 15 in the honor of Tommy Hosey. The memorial was named the Tommy Bryan Hosey Memorial Highway and ran from County Road 1511 to County Road 15113 in Stringer, MS.
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Awards Tommy Hosey was presented the following awards posthumously: the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct, Combat Infantryman, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, and Sharpshooter Badge with rifle bar. These awards were given to his parents.
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Tommy was also posthumously awarded the Military Merit Medal and Gallantry Cross with Palm. A letter was sent by Major General Kenneth G. Wickham on February 25th, 1969 informing his parents of his accomplishment.