francis xavier atencio, also known as x atencio (september 4, 1919 – september 10, 2017), 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.