In 1942 during , Rogers was continuously deemed physically unfit to enlist in the and fight the Nazis. At one point, Steve was beaten up once again by a man who disrespected the soldiers in the front lines. After dispatching the bully, the two best friends went on a double date, as it was Barnes' last day before returning to the fight. As the date, the friends visited the Stark Expo hosted by the company's CEO . When Rogers attempted to enlist again, Bucky tried once again to convince his best friend to stop, only to fail. Instead, the two exchanged a brotherly hug and words of encouragement before Barnes departed.
Later, when Steve first became Captain America and was selling war bonds, Bucky was on the front lines in , eventually getting cut off and his whole combat unit was taken prisoner by . Secreted away by Hydra scientists, he became the subject of various experiments aimed at enhancing soldiers. When Steve discovered that there were no plans to rescue the prisoners, he joined and Howard Stark, flying an undercover mission into Hydra territory, resulting in Bucky's rescue along with the others, though both and the escaped the doomed facility.
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James Buchanan Barnes (Earth-199999)
FanfictionInformation-silk Real Name James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes Information-silk Current Alias White Wolf Information-silk Aliases Bucky, Buck, Winter Soldier[1], Sarge, Prisoner #56898; Soldat; The Asset; The New Fist of HYDRA; Ghost; Manchurian Candid...
