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Ray Curtis, of Minot, holds a photo of himself when he served in the U.S. Army. The World War II veteran will celebrate his 104th birthday on Thursday.
Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States and Lynn Frazier was governor of North Dakota when Ray Curtis of Minot was born.
On Thursday, the World War II veteran will celebrate his 104th birthday at The Wellington in Minot.
Since his birth soon to be 104 years ago, there have been 19 U.S. presidents and 22 N.D. governors.
Originally from Columbus, Curtis was born Feb. 11, 1917, at the Portal hospital.