In April 1970 in the Vietnam War the 199th Infantry Brigate commanded Brigadier General William R. Bond is killed by sniper fire in Binh Thuy District and the PAVN hit Firebase Illingworth with over 300rounds of mortar and assaulted the Song Mao Base Camp with a force of over 400 troops.
199th Infantry Brigade commander Brigadier General William R. Bond is killed by sniper fire in Binh Thuy District. The PAVN hit Firebase Illingworth with over 300 rounds of mortar and recoilless rifle fire and then assaulted the base with a force of over 400 troops. Three PAVN battalions attacked Song Mao Base Camp which was defended by the U.S. 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry and the ARVN 44th Regiment, 23rd Division. 
