Roll of Honor
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.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Phillip Gene Ostermann is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Phillip Gene Ostermann's cause is highlighted.
How Phillip Gene Ostermann Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip Gene Ostermann is highlighted in Aug.
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