Floyd M. Talbert Kukumo grows in Indiana (USA).

After the great Depression of 1930, "Tab" and his 4 brothers work in small farms or as carpenters. In the same time, they go to school.

After his graduation, Floyd Talbert works for some time for the Union Carbide at Haynes Stellite but intrigued by a new military group called "airborne troops", he joined Easy Company to complete his basic training at Toccoa, Georgia.