Who is Captain Thomas J. "Stumpy" Stanley from With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa and what is their importance?

Stanley is a veteran officer attached to K/3/5 at Peleliu where he capably serves. The men hold him in high regard and he appears to be a normal officer in most respects. After Captain Haldane is killed on Peleliu, Stanley assumes command of K/3/5 and leads it through the conclusion of Peleliu and into mid-May during the assault on Okinawa. Stanley contracts malaria, however, and is evacuated after collapsing in the command post. He is missed by the men. The text offers little biographical data on Stanley, though he did write the foreword for Part II of the text. A photograph of Stanley is included in the photographic plates of the text.