ID:
Donald gets Drafted, runtime 9 minutes, made in 1941, released in May 1942.

Synopsis:
Donald Duck presents his army induction order at the recruiting office, and he passes the physicals (despite his distinctly flat feet!). In boot camp his sadistic sergeant Black Pete drills him and teaches him discipline, before he ends up with endless kitchen duty. Still, he gets the last 'word' as he makes a long potato peel spelling out the word Phooey.

Comments:
● Barks was credited as Story Director, Jack Hannah as Storyman.
● We learn Donald's middle name, which is printed on his draft notice (by Barks). His full name, Donald Fauntleroy Duck, is shown on the title screen.
● Barks satirizes the American military propaganda by showing Donald passing a series of recruiting posters on his way to the induction office. One shows a smiling general captioned Everybody Is Pals In The Army, another shows a private being served breakfast in bed by an accommodating sergeant, and a third one shows pretty air hostesses walking arm in arm with a happy soldier.
● The song The Army's Not the Arrny Anymore became sort of an unofficial anthem for Donald's wartime cartoons. The lyrics go:
The army's not the army anymore,
It's better than it's ever been before,
The sergeant isn't tough anymore,
He's careful not to bore you,
Just tell him when you're peeling spuds,
And he will peel them for you!

ID:
The Army Mascot, runtime 7 minutes, made in 1941, released in May 1942.

Synopsis:
Pluto yearns to be an army mascot because of the good food they get, and he outwits the mascot Gunther Goat to get the job. In the end they are both accidentally blown up at the ammunition dump thus clearing the way for a new mascot.

Comments:
● Barks worked with Jack Hannah.
● Barks was involved with several cartoons featuring Pluto. Still, he did not like the character: He was a very artificial dog, so different from any idea one might have of a dog. I never liked him very much. He was a dumb dog, you might say.
● When Barks, during his retirement from comic book work, wrote a number of Junior Woodchucks stories the editor demanded that he used Pluto instead of the more natural choice of General Snozzie.

ID:
The Vanishing Private, runtime 7 minutes, made in 1941, released in September 1942.

Synopsis:
After private Donald camouflages a cannon using some experimental, invisible paint, sergeant Black Pete tries to catch him, so he paints himself invisible. The general sees Pete chasing nothing and puts him in a straitjacket, with Donald guarding him.

Comments:
● Barks was credited as Story Director.
● Donald sings the song The Army's Not The Army Anymore that was first introduced in the earlier cartoon Donald Gets Drafted. He also whistles it while he works.
● When the cartoon is shown on the Disney Channel, the more violent scenes, such as Pete tossing live grenades after Donald, are usually censored.

ID:
Sky Trooper, runtime 7 minutes, made in 1941, released in November 1942.

Synopsis:
Private Donald is stuck with dull kitchen duties at the air training base, until he gets to take a parachute jump flight with sergeant Black Pete. Incidentally, Donald loses his parachute when it is time to bail out, so he desperately clings to Pete as they fall, holding on to a bomb that eventually blows up the general's headquarters.

Comments:
● Barks worked with Jack Hannah.
● It is Donald's hottest wish to get up in an air plane from the Mallard Field Air Training Base, while Pete aims to hinder this by making him peel endless s(t)acks of potatoes.
● It is never explained why the training air plane carries a big, deadly bomb.

ID:
The Spirit of '43, runtime 6 minutes, made in 1942, released in January 1943.

Synopsis:
Donald is torn between investing in war bonds or spending his excess income tax money on frolics. A responsible, elderly character appeals to Donald to save money and support the war effort by investing his funds in war bonds, whereas a carefree, happy-go-lucky young character asks Donald to just have a good time in the bar.

Comments:
● Barks was credited in this documentary but it is unknown how much he contributed.
● This is a promotional film encouraging Americans to invest in war bonds. It was a follow up to the similar The New Spirit that was released in January 1942, in which Barks was not involved.
● It is possible that Barks received inspiration from the cartoon for two new primary characters in his comic book stories. At least, the elderly man looks like Scrooge McDuck and the carefree youngster looks like Gladstone Gander (invented in 1947 and 1948).

ID:
The Old Army Game, runtime 6 minutes, made in 1942, released in November 1943.

Synopsis:
Though private Donald is in the army, he enjoys his evenings out by fooling sergeant Black Pete, leaving a record playing snoring sounds in the barracks. But one evening he is caught, escaping in one of three boxes, which turns into the famous shell game.

Comments:
● Barks worked with Jack Hannah.
● Pete does not come across as the bad guy, because Donald is going AWOL, and it is Pete's simple duty to catch and punish him.
● Donald is hiding in one of three boxes that gets sawed in half causing Donald to think that he has died. A previous and similar scene, in which Donald is contemplating suicide, was cut out before the film's release, making it hard to grasp the following actions.
● Donald, who is afraid that he is dead, moans Oh, woe is me! Woe is me! Barks later used this biblical originated expression in a Scrooge story.

ID:
Home Defense, runtime 7 minutes, made in 1942, released in November 1943.

Synopsis:
Private Donald falls asleep at his wartime listening post as an aircraft spotter, and his nephews take advantage of it by frightening him with their toy plane and fake parachutists.

Comments:
● Barks worked with Jack Hannah.
● Some violent gun scenes were cut out before the release.
● It is plausible that Barks recalled the nephews' flashy hats and uniforms when years later he made the nephews Junior Woodchucks. In these stories they wear even more spectacular outfits as well as ribbons and medals.

ID:
Madame XX, worked on in 1942, not finished.

Synopsis:
Private Donald acts as courier for the war office, but he is seduced and robbed of some top secret plans by a beautiful female spy. After some perilous incidents chasing after her, Donald succeeds in getting back the plans, before she can pass them on.

Comments:
● Barks singlehandedly did most of the 250 sketches with some help from Jack Hannah, who contributed with a few scenes.
● As usual, Barks quickly jotted down his ideas without details, except when making his version of the female spy; here his penchant for beautiful women took over (he had a lot of practice from his days at The Calgary EyeOpener!). He settled for a slightly parodic rendering of the famous actress Veronica Lake, who had just been discovered and was a rising star.
● Later on, the spy's call name, Madame XX, sparked similar cover names in WDCS094 'Coast Patrolman' from 1948, and FC0308 Dangerous Disguise from 1951. Furthermore, Barks used the spy's alluring appearance as a base when developing the witch Magica de Spell.

ID:
Donald's Tank, worked on in 1942, not finished.

Synopsis:
In order to flee from sergeant Black Pete private Donald inadvertently drives a tank through the Belgian Maginot line and into Germany where he spoils a massive panzer attack headed by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

Comments:
● Barks singlehandedly made the synopsis and the storyboard sketches.
● The tank is an experimental one. It has a special monitor that sometimes catches irrelevant TV signals and makes him go astray.
● The short never went past the initial planning stage, but it will be remembered for Barks' memorable parodies of a babbling Hitler.