Xavier Atencio

Francis Xavier Atencio, also known as X Atencio (September 4, 1919 – September 10, 2017),U.S. Census, 1 January 1920, State of Colorado, County of Huerfano, enumeration district 83, p. 27-A. was an American animator and Imagineer for The Walt Disney Company. Atencio served as a photo interpreter in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1945 during World War II, reaching the rank of captain in the 2nd Photo Tech Squadron. Stationed in England, he was part of team that would analyze aerial surveillance for military intelligence.National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.

Atencio retired from The Walt Disney Company in 1984 and was named a Disney Legend in 1996.

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