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Patrolman

George Antone Motquin

Green Bay Police Department — Green Bay, WI

Accident Veteran

End of Watch December 17, 1951

Age 36

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman George Motquin was struck and killed when a vehicle ran a red light at the corner of Main Street and Webster Avenue. Patrolman Motquin was walking to his vehicle at the end of his shift when a car skidded on the icy road, attempting to stop at a light that had just turned red. The car struck another vehicle traveling through the intersection, and Patrolman Motquin was pinned between both cars. The driver did not face criminal charges. Patrolman Motquin was a United States Navy WWII veteran and had served with the Green Bay Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, six brothers, and three sisters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Motquin gave the Green Bay Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Green Bay community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Green Bay Police Department

Location Green Bay, WI

Platform Identity gbpd.brown.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 17, 1951

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

George Antone Motquin served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman George Antone Motquin 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Green Bay Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

WI — Statewide

124

of 317 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Antone Motquin's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How George Antone Motquin Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service