His father died 1913 and shortly thereafter his mother was committed to a hospital. Bruce was placed under the legal guardianship of William Ward Duffield at Harlan, Harlan, KY and began using the name Bruce B Duffield, which continued for the rest of his life.His date of birth on his USMC enlistment is 18 May 1905 to make him 18 years old, but 18 May 1906 is the accurate date.from rootsweb.com