Bohler, Peter Christopher

Peter Christopher Bohler was a 29-year-old sergeant from Willow Spring, North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army as a member of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Riley, Kansas.

On December 18, 2013, Bohler was killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Now Bahar district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province. The U.S. Department of Defense stated the crash was the result of a hostile incident. According to reports, the helicopter was on a mission when it was struck by enemy fire.

Bohler's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By late 2013, the mission was focused on training Afghan forces and conducting counterinsurgency operations as international troops prepared to withdraw.

Following the crash, the Army announced Bohler's death alongside that of another soldier, 30-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman of Scottsdale, Arizona. The incident was reported by major news outlets, including The Washington Post, which listed the casualties in its ongoing database of war fatalities.

Sergeant Bohler is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Pentagon and by independent archives. His name appears on the 1st Infantry Division memorial at Fort Riley, which honors soldiers from the unit who died during the war.

Sergeant Bohler was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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