"Madame Pele" Spreads Pipe And Destruction On Moen Island. A veteran U.S. Liberator bomber, called "Madame Pele" in honor of the Hawaiian goddess of Volcanoes, heads for home after unloading its bombs over Moen Island on the Japanese-held atoll of Truk in the central Pacific. Smoke can be seen rising (bottom) from the enemy hangars and airstrip. The plane was financed through the proceeds of war bonds purchased by school children of Honolulu, capital city of Hawaii, and was named by them, Repeat