You know, within the MCU, Bucky’s narrative changes depending on if he’s enlisted or if he was drafted. And I don’t think that’s information that’s ever been released. If he was enlisted, then he’s a guy who offered service to his country, then became a POW, then was brainwashed and tortured and forced to fight for the other side. He had agency, but lost it. But if he was drafted, then he’s never had any agency within his own filmic narrative. He was always a tool of the state. It’s an interesting thing to think about.
Bucky’s serial number, which he gives during the scene in Zola’s lab when Steve rescues him, is 32557038. This would indicate that he was drafted in New York state after 1942.