According to an article published in Newsweek in May 1959, the "real" "Ugly American" was identified as an International Cooperation Administration technician named Otto Hunerwadel, who, with his wife Helen, served in Burma from 1949 until his death in 1952.
Menurut sebuah artikel yang diterbitkan dalam Newsweek pada Mei 1959, "The Ugly American," sendiri, diidentifikasikan sebagai seorang teknisi ICA yang bernama Otto Hunerwadel, yang bertugas di Burma dari 1949 hingga kematiannya pada 1952.