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Section sizes Section size for Jay Johnstone (11 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 2,670 2,670 Early life 594 594 Baseball career 2,362 2,362 Clubhouse prankster 2,785 2,785 Journalism career 525 525 Entertainment roles 1,002 1,002 Death 669 669 Career statistics 798 798 Film appearances 165 165 References 28 28 External links 1,372 1,372 Total 12,970 12,970

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When I arrived back from Vietnam, I was assigned as permanent personnel to a Marine Corps reserve unit in Los Alamitos, CA. Jay Johnstone was a reservist reporting to this unit. To my knowledge, he never missed a meeting or asked for special favors of any type because of his celebrity. Even when he was traded to the Chicago White Sox, he returned regularly for his reserve meetings. I know Jay has always given the Marine Corps a lot of credit for his longevity in baseball. He was a great guy. Semper Fi Jay.

I removed this section as it is completely irrelevant. The section was: Johnstone was born in Manchester, Connecticut, on the same day, month and year as Rick Monday, a teammate on the Dodgers' 1981 World Series championship team. Both also served in the Marine Corps in the 1960s early in their baseball careers. Both also bat left and played for the Athletics, Cubs and Dodgers. Does it really matter that they were born on the same day and were both Marines? -- dashiellx ( talk) 16:05, 9 August 2010 (UTC) reply

It might not "matter" but it is interesting...CG in California — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.231.23.84 ( talk) 23:20, 20 June 2011 (UTC) reply

I was sure Jay Johnstone was previously married to Adrienne Bello from West Covina, Ca & they had at least 2 children in the 1970s. I hope someone can verify this information.... 2600:8802:C08:A000:5818:E16B:58B:297C ( talk) 21:42, 23 July 2023 (UTC) reply