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Lawrence Muliett - Archival Data

Title: Lawrence Muliett 2

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Description:

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Lawrence Muliett is pictured here in dress uniform during his deployment to the Pacific durign World War II. This photo is addressed to his girlfriend back in Detroit, "To Francis, From Larry." Muliett, born in Malta in 1920 later moved to Detroit in 1925 with his mother, Francesca, to join his father, Emmanuel, who was employeed at Ford Motor Company. Lawrence was therefore raised in Corktown, and joined the U.S. Army at the outbreak of World War II. He would later be killed in action on Leyte Island in 1944.

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This photograph was donated digitally in 2013 by Rose Mifsud, the sister of Lawrence.

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Source: Rose Mifsud

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Photograph date: 1944

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Citation

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“Lawrence Muliett,” Maltese American Benevolent Society, Inc. Digital Archive, accessed *today's date*, http://www.detroitmaltese.com/lawrence-muliett-2