Phillip Gene Ostermann
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Corporal

Phillip Gene Ostermann

Arkansas State Police — Little Rock, AR
Accident
End of Watch August 10, 1985
Age 38
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Badge 332
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Ostermann was killed in an aircraft accident along I-30 southwest of Little Rock while searching for marijuana fields. Corporal Ostermann had served with the Arkansas State Police for 14 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-AR-95B84DD6
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Ostermann gave the Arkansas State Police 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Ostermann.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type State Police
Location Little Rock, AR
Platform Identity asp.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 10, 1985
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 38
Badge Number 332
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Phillip Gene Ostermann is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 24.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Arkansas State Police, 15 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.

Arkansas State Police
15
of 23 officers
65.2% Accident
AR — Statewide
92
of 372 officers
24.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Phillip Gene Ostermann's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Phillip Gene Ostermann Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip Gene Ostermann is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897