A better source for information about Apollo 12:

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/ap12fj/index.htm

Apollo 12 was also struck by lighting twice within a minute of take-off and was probably to be aborted. However, "steely-eyed missile man" John Aaron saved the day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aaron#Apollo_12

Pete Conrad was definitely the most fun astronaut of the Apollo series. See also A Man on the Moon ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/0140272011 ) as well.