As a result of the Apollo 1 fire the Apollo mission schedule was delayed for 21 months.
 During the flight delay Gerry was named to be an Apollo flight director and served in that role for all of the Apollo Program manned missions.
Gerry was lead flight director for three lunar missions: Apollo 12, Apollo 15, and Apollo 17.
 Gerry's "Gold" team controlled two Earth launches (Apollo 12 and Apollo 15), and half of Apollo's six lunar landings (Apollo's 14, 16, and 17).
His team was scheduled to conduct the landing of Apollo 13, but when the landing was canceled as a result of the oxygen tank explosion, his team played a key role in the safe return of the astronauts.
As a result of the Apollo 1 fire the Apollo mission schedule was delayed for 21 months.  During the flight delay Gerry was named to be an Apollo flight director and served in that role for all of the Apollo Program manned missions. Gerry was lead flight director for three lunar missions: Apollo 12, Apollo 15, and Apollo 17.  Gerry's "Gold" team controlled two Earth launches (Apollo 12 and Apollo 15), and half of Apollo's six lunar landings (Apollo's 14, 16, and 17). His team was scheduled to conduct the landing of Apollo 13, but when the landing was canceled as a result of the oxygen tank explosion, his team played a key role in the safe return of the astronauts.
Gerald D. Griffin