# Johnny Alcock — Jack Keefe Stories character guide

> Johnny Alcock in Jack Keefe Stories by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Alcock, Jack, Johnny Alcock, Hello Jack

**First appearance:** 0001-jack-keefe-stories

## Who they are

A fellow soldier in Jack's outfit, Alcock blows cigarette smoke into a bottle and sells it to Simple Simon as German tear gas for eight franks.

## In the story

### [Strategy and Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/stragety-and-tragedy)

Alcock advises Jack on how to respond to Pershing's letter and suggests Jack could become a war advisor.

### [Decorated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/decorated)

Soldier involved in the prank; Jack threatens him after the joke is revealed.

### [Sammy Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/sammy-boy)

Fellow soldier who jokes about the march and the monotony.

### [Simple Simon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/simple-simon)

One of the soldiers who pranks Simple Simon; feels guilty after Simon disappears.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/characters